Book review: Stockley’s Drug Interactions, Pocket Companion

摘要

Preston CL, Baxter K. London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2014. 720 pages: This pocket companion is published annually. It is based on the monographs in Stockley's Drug Interactions, which are fully referenced and derived from clinical studies, case reports and systematic reviews. The book provides a compact text that is quick and easy to access and briefly summarises the evidence for each interaction. There are 2200 monographs listed alphabetically according to the generic name of the individual drugs or drug groups (e.g. ACE inhibitors, NSAIDs). Each monograph has one of four rating symbols assigned to each interaction determined by the action required, the severity or likely effect of an unmanaged interaction, and the extent of the evidence. The symbols identify interactions that: ? need to be avoided ? are potentially hazardous and caution is required ? are possible and may require monitoring ? are not significant and the drugs may be used concomitantly.