Following the same format of the mega-selling The
Pill Book, The Pill Book's Guide to Over-the-Counter Medications covers the top 200 over-the-counter medications and give in-depth information. Each profile includes: what the drug is and how it works; dosages and what to do if you skip a dose; side effects; special information relevant to children, elderly, and people with allergies; cautions and warning; and
food interactions. A second sections lists all the active ingredients of the pills so readers can find out more about what is actually in the medications. A 32-page color insert provides actual-size full color photographs the pills along with the packaging for easy
recognition.
The book is very useful in determining what medications cause side-effects with one another, what foods may inter-act with medicines, side-effects from the medicine itself and any generic name for