Side effects of drugs annual 21 : 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 relating to adverse drug reactions and interactions from the clinician's point of view. The Annual can be used independently or as a supplement to the standard encyclopedic 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. The present Annual reviews all reports presenting significant new information on adverse reactions to drugs from July 1996 to June 1997. During the production of this Annual , more recent papers have been included. 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. Content: Contributors Pages v-x Special reviews Page xv How to use this book Pages xvii-xviii Thirty years of experience of the boston collaborative drug surveillance program in relation to principles and methods of drug safety research Original Research Article Pages xix-xxvi Hershel Jick Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite Original Research Article Pages 1-8 Reginald P. Sequeira Antidepressant drugs Original Research Article Pages 9-15 P.J. Cowen Lithium Original Research Article Pages 16-21 Mogens Schou Drugs of abuse Original Research Article Pages 22-36 Jayendra K. Patel, Eileen Wong, Alan I. Green Hypnotics and sedatives Original Research Article Pages 37-41 Stephen Curran, Sukhjeet Lally Antipsychotic drugs Original Research Article Pages 42-65 Alfonso Carvajal, Luis H. Martín Arias Antiepileptic drugs Original Research Article Pages 66-84 Emilio Perucca Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists Original Research Article Pages 85-94 A.H. Ghodse, R.E. Edwards Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout Original Research Article Pages 95-114 A. Del Favero General anesthetics and therapeutic gases Original Research Article Pages 115-128 T.G. Short, E. Petcu Local anesthetics Original Research Article Pages 129-139 Stephan A. Schug, Jane Thomas Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants Original Research Article Pages 140-152 M. Leuwer, O. Zuzan Drugs affecting autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system Original Research Article Pages 153-157 Michael Schachter Dermatological drugs, topical agents, and cosmetics Original Research Article Pages 158-169 Anton C. de Groot Antihistamines Original Research Article Pages 170-178 Leesette Turner Drugs acting on the respiratory tract Original Research Article Pages 179-193 James W. Paterson, Karmelo M. Lulich Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias Original Research Article Pages 194-206 J.K. Aronson, S. Derry β-Adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs Original Research Article Pages 207-214 A.P. Maggioni, M.G. Franzosi, R. Latini Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations Original Research Article Pages 215-217 R. Verhaeghe Antihypertensive drugs Original Research Article Pages 218-225 Faiez Zannad Diuretics Original Research Article Pages 226-231 Gordon T. McInnes Metals Original Research Article Pages 232-247 Gijsbert B. van der Voet, Frederik A. de Wolff Metal antagonists Original Research Article Pages 248-253 R.H.B. Meyboom Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants Pages 254-256 Pam Magee Penicillins, cephalosporins, other β-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines Original Research Article Pages 257-264 T. Midtvedt Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs Original Research Article Pages 265-281 S.H. Khoo, T. Walley Antifungal drugs Original Research Article Pages 282-292 Robert G. Irwin, Andreas H. Groll, Thomas J. Walsh Antiprotozoal drugs Original Research Article Pages 293-305 Sanjeev Krishna, Ric Price, Isabela Ribeiro Antiviral drugs Original Research Article Pages 306-312 P. Reiss, M.D. de Jong Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy Pages 313-314 C.J. Ellis Antihelminthic drugs Original Research Article Pages 315-322 A.G.C. Bauer Vaccines Original Research Article Pages 323-341 S. Dittmann Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products Original Research Article Pages 342-350 H.W. Eijkhout, W.G. van Aken Intravenous infusions: solutions and emulsions Original Research Article Pages 351-357 P.I. Folb Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis Pages 358-360 K. Peerlinck, J. Vermylen Gastrointestinal drugs Original Research Article Pages 361-368 R.E. Pounder Drugs acting on the immune system Original Research Article Pages 369-404 Thierry Vial, Guillaume Chevrel, Jacques Descotes Vitamins Original Research Article Pages 405-411 H.D. Reuter Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins Original Research Article Pages 412-425 J. Costa, M. Farré Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Original Research Article Pages 426-436 A. Buitenhuis, C.J. van Boxtel Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs Original Research Article Pages 437-439 J.A. Franklyn Insulin, glucagon, and hypoglycemic drugs Original Research Article Pages 440-450 H.M.J. Krans Miscellaneous hormones Original Research Article Pages 451-457 P. Coates Drugs affecting lipid metabolism Original Research Article Pages 458-462 I. Aursnes Cytostatic drugs Original Research Article Pages 463-474 Andrew Stanley Radiological contrast agents Original Research Article Pages 475-485 Peter Dawson Drugs used in ocular treatment Pages 486-488 B.C.P. Polak Treatments used in complementary medicine Original Research Article Pages 489-496 E. Ernst, J. Barnes Miscellaneous drugs, materials, and medical devices Original Research Article Pages 497-503 N.H. Choulis The WHO international drug monitoring programme Original Research Article Pages 504-509 Address list of national centres participating in the WHO drug monitoring programme Pages 510-520 Index of drugs Pages 521-534 Index of side effects Pages 535-571 Published every year since 1977, this annual's aim is to provide up-to-date information on adverse drug reactions and interactions. The annual is designed to be used either independently or as a compliment to "Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs", the standard encyclopaedic work in this field.