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<p>The Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets, treatment algorithms, and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 100 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice.</p><p></p><p>Get the information you need at a glance: </p><p>Off-label uses </p><p>Dosages and generic availability </p><p>Mechanisms of action </p><p>Cost information </p><p>Bottom-line impressions</p><p></p><p>This revised edition features: </p><p>179 fact sheets </p><p>33 reference tables </p><p>Plus, 9 appendices and 11 treatment algorithms</p><p></p><p></p><p>"An essential reference for busy clinicians."</p><p>Mark Leary, MD</p><p>Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine</p><p></p><p>"A most useful desk-side book for the clinician who needs accurate and practical information about commonly used medications."</p><p>Vivien Burt, MD, PhD</p><p>Founder, UCLA Women's Life Center of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA</p><p>Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine</p><p></p><p>"The facts you need as a prescriber are right here."</p><p>Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD</p><p>Psychiatrist-in-Chief Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital</p><p>Director, Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics</p><p>Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School</p><p></p><p>"Provides great information in a concise, thoughtfully developed format that is perfect for busy clinicians."</p><p>Stephen Strakowski, MD</p><p>Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Vice President of Regional Mental Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin</p>