Provides entries on 10,000 drugs, pharmaceuticals, common organic compounds and laboratory reagents, naturally occurring substances and plants, elements, inorganic compounds, compounds of agricultural significance, endogenous substances and biological compounds. Gives a brief bibliography, structure, nomenclature, composition, and molecular weight. Provides CAS registry numbers. Previous edition in Reference, earlier editions in Circulating Stacks.

Comprehensive British publication providing well-referenced information on pharmacology, toxicology and therapy of foreign and U.S. drugs (prescription, nonprescription, obsolete and investigational drugs and natural substances). Includes non-approved indications and chemical and physical data. International directory of drug manufacturers, general index, to clinical uses.

Comprehensive general reference work on the therapy and practice of pharmaceutical sciences. Section on pharmaceutical and medicinal agents details preparation, description, solubility, uses, dose, dosage forms, chemical name and structural formula for each compound. Illustrated, indexed.