Side effects of drugs annual 20 : a worldwide yearly survey of new data and trends

The Side Effects of Drugs Annual has been published each year since 1977. It is designed to provide a critical and up-to-date account of new information related to adverse drug reactions and interactions from the clinician's point of view. Under the supervision of the series editors, an international team of expert authors have gathered together the latest information on adverse drug effects from the international literature. In addition to describing new reports of adverse drug effects, the authors have subjected those reports to critical analysis, setting them into context in terms of clinical relevance and importance, and cross-referring to previous reports where necessary. New adverse effects are reported and evaluated and previously reported adverse effects are re-evaluated in the light of the most recent information. A special feature is the reviews, in which selected adverse effects are discussed in depth. The use of the book is enhanced by two separate indexes, allowing the reader to enter the text by drug name, adverse effect name, or drug interaction. The Annual can be used independently or as a supplement to the standard encyclopaedic work in this field, Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs , of which, the http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0444500936 Fourteenth Edition was published in December 2000. Content: Contributors Pages v-ix Special reviews Page xv How to use this book Pages xvii-xviii Complementary/alternative medicine: what should we do about it? Original Research Article Pages xix-xxi E. Ernst Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite Original Research Article Pages 1-5 Reginald P. Sequeira Antidepressant drugs Original Research Article Pages 6-10 P.J. Cowen Lithium Original Research Article Pages 11-18 Mogens Schou Drugs of abuse Original Research Article Pages 19-29 Jayendra K. Patel, Eileen Wong, Alan I. Green Hypnotics and sedatives Original Research Article Pages 30-35 Stephen Curran, Wendy Burn Antipsychotic drugs Original Research Article Pages 36-57 Alfonso Carvajal, Luis H. Martín Arias Antiepileptic drugs Original Research Article Pages 58-75 Emilio Perucca Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists Original Research Article Pages 76-85 A.H. Ghodse, R.E. Edwards Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout Original Research Article Pages 86-102 A. Del Favero General anesthetics and therapeutic gases Original Research Article Pages 103-120 J.K. Aronson Local anesthetics Original Research Article Pages 121-132 Stephan A. Schug, David Sidebotham Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants Original Research Article Pages 133-144 M. Leuwer, O. Zuzan Drugs affecting autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system Original Research Article Pages 145-148 Michael Schachter Dermatological drugs, topical agents, and cosmetics Original Research Article Pages 149-161 Anton C. de Groot Antihistamines Original Research Article Pages 162-164 Leesette Turner Drugs acting on the respiratory tract Original Research Article Pages 165-172 Gunnar Boman Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias Original Research Article Pages 173-182 J.K. Aronson β -Adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs Original Research Article Pages 183-190 A.P. Maggioni, M.G. Franzosi, R. Latini Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations Original Research Article Pages 191-193 R. Verhaeghe Antihypertensive drugs Original Research Article Pages 194-199 Faiez Zannad Diuretics Original Research Article Pages 200-206 Gordon T. McInnes Metals Original Research Article Pages 207-218 Gijsbert B. van der Voet, Frederik A. de Wolff Metal antagonists Original Research Article Pages 219-224 R.H.B. Meyboom Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants Original Research Article Pages 225-227 Pam Magee Penicillins, cephalosporins, other β-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines Original Research Article Pages 228-233 T. Midtvedt Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs Original Research Article Pages 234-249 S.H. Khoo, T. Walley Antifungal drugs Original Research Article Pages 250-256 J.K. Aronson Antiprotozoal drugs Original Research Article Pages 257-268 M. Pirmohamed, P.A. Winstanley Antiviral drugs Original Research Article Pages 269-276 P. Reiss, M.D. de Jong Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy Original Research Article Pages 277-279 M.J. Dedicoat, C.J. Ellis Antihelminthic drugs Original Research Article Pages 280-285 A.G.C. Bauer Vaccines Original Research Article Pages 286-295 S. Dittmann Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products Original Research Article Pages 296-309 H.W. Eijkhout, W.G. van Aken Intravenous infusions: Solutions and emulsions Original Research Article Pages 310-311 P.I. Folb Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis Original Research Article Pages 312-315 J. Vermylen Gastrointestinal drugs Original Research Article Pages 316-325 R.E. Pounder Drugs acting on the immune system Original Research Article Pages 326-362 Thierry Vial, Jacques Descotes Vitamins Original Research Article Pages 363-367 H.D. Reuter Corticotrophins and corticosteroids Original Research Article Pages 368-380 J. Costa, M. Farré Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Original Research Article Pages 381-392 A. Buitenhuis, C.J. van Boxtel Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs Original Research Article Pages 393-395 J.A. Franklyn Insulin, glucagon, and hypoglycemic drugs Original Research Article Pages 396-401 H.M.J. Krans Miscellaneous hormones and prostaglandins Original Research Article Pages 402-407 J.R. Peters Drugs affecting lipid metabolism Original Research Article Pages 408-410 I. Aursnes Cytostatic drugs Original Research Article Pages 411-414 Andrew Stanley Radiological contrast agents Original Research Article Pages 415-425 Peter Dawson Drugs used in ocular treatment Original Research Article Pages 426-427 B.C.P. Polak Treatments used in complementary medicine Original Research Article Pages 428-432 E. Ernst Miscellaneous drugs, materials, and medical devices Original Research Article Pages 433-443 N.H. Choulis International drug monitoring Pages 444-449 Address list of national centres participating in the WHO drug monitoring programme Pages 450-458 Index of drugs Pages 459-471 Index of side effects Pages 472-502 Annotation The Side Effects of Drugs Annual has been published each year since 1977. It is designed to provide a critical and up-to-date account of new information related to adverse drug reactions and interactions from the clinician's point of view.Under the supervision of the series editors, an international team of expert authors have gathered together the latest information on adverse drug effects from the international literature. In addition to describing new reports of adverse drug effects, the authors have subjected those reports to critical analysis, setting them into context in terms of clinical relevance and importance, and cross-referring to previous reports where necessary. New adverse effects are reported and evaluated and previously reported adverse effects are re-evaluated in the light of the most recent information. A special feature is the reviews, in which selected adverse effects are discussed in depth. The use of the book is enhanced by two separate indexes, allowing the reader to enter the text by drug name, adverse effect name, or drug interaction.The Annual can be used independently or as a supplement to the standard encyclopaedic work in this field, Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs, of which, the http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0444500936Fourteenth Edition was published in December 2000 Offers information related to adverse drug reactions and interactions from the clinician's point of view. Describing different reports of adverse drug effects, this title subjects those reports to critical analysis, setting them into context in terms of clinical relevance and importance.