Provides monographs for 4,500 active substances and their derivatives

• Includes WHO ATC codes, CAS numbers, molecular mass numbers, and structural formulas
• Supplies a cross-referenced index of all trade names, medicinal substances, and synonyms
• Offers entries and index for veterinary medicinal drugs
• Compiles single-compound preparations from a total of 141 countries

For 40 years, the Index Nominum has reigned as the indispensable standard reference work on medications, proprietary (trade) names, synonyms, chemical structures, and therapeutic classes of substances, providing guidance to the international pharmaceutical market.

Now in its 18th Edition, the Index Nominum has been completely revised. New and updated material includes:

• An index containing 51,000 proprietary names (nearly 10,000 more than the previous edition), and 12,000 synonyms
• A valuable search aid via the additional drug/ATC code index
• A CD-ROM with more than 17,000 addresses and links to pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide
• Full entries for mono-substance medications from 102 countries (previously 31)

Drug monographs make up an entire section of this volume, consisting of 4,500 medications and derivatives. A clear layout and effective visual aids provide a quick overview of:

• International Nonproprietary Names (INN)
• systematic chemical names
• ATC and ATCvet codes
• CAS numbers
• structural formulas
• synonyms
• German, French, Spanish, and Latin drug names
• commercial trademarks from nearly every country in the world

Contents

• General Statements
• Therapeutic Categories
• ATC Classification
• ATCvet Classification
• Abbreviations and Symbols
• Country Codes
• Drug Monographs
• Index: Brand Names, Drugs, Synonyms
• Index: Drugs/ATC Codes
• Index: Veterinary Drugs/ATCvet Codes

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