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The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals Binding: Hardcover $100.00 |
The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals |
Editorial Review:
The Merck Index is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds.
Compounds included:
· human and veterinary drugs
· biotech drugs and monoclonal antibodies
· substances used for medical imaging
· biologicals and natural products
· plants and traditional medicines
· nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals
· agriculturals, pesticides and herbicides
· Organic chemicals used in research
· Food additives and supplements
· dyes, colors and indicators
· environmentally significant substances
Information provided:
· chemical, common and generic names
· Over 15,000 trademarks and associated companies
· CAS Registry Numbers for over 12,000 compounds
· Over 8,500 chemical structures
· molecular formulae, weights and percentage composition
· capsule statements identifying compound classes and scientific significance
· scientific and patent literature references
· physical and toxicity data
· therapeutic and commercial uses
· caution and hazard information
In addition, there are more than 700 new and completely revised monographs, thousands of new references, trademarks and uses added to existing monographs. Now includes a companion CD-ROM which features 989 monographs no longer available in print, organic name reactions, supplemental tables and a new user interface for user-friendly searching.
Features of the CD:
- Searchable by keywords, references, and numerical properties
- Search the complete contents of the 14th edition, plus nearly a thousand monographs archived from previous editions
- Comes with a free one-year subscription to the Merck Index Internet Edition
- Windows-compatible CD powered by CambridgeSoft's ChemFinder
- Extensively revised supplemental tables now including acronyms, vaccines, and physical constants
- More than 70 pages of hard to find information in one easy-to-use place
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
An essential reference book for chemists: 
The Merk Index is an essential reference book for chemists. During my entire career working in the research and development of analytical chemistry methods for pharmaceuticals, there always was a copy of The Merk Index in the laboratory. Usually, I had my own copy of an earlier edition on my own bookshelf, over my desk. I cannot imagine starting a new method development project without, first, looking for any pertinent information that might be in The Merk Index.
There is a major bug with the CD software.:
The problem can be resolved by thier "stupid" customer service people, if you can somehow convince them that you have the correct CD. The Merck software is excellent, and the Cambridgesoft software running it is terrible, I feel sorry for Merck. It wouldn't run properly on my machine, I had to go back and forth over 4 days to resolve this issue with their outsourced (to India) technical staff via email. Apparently if you have a previous version of Merck installed with Cambridgesoft software on your XP, then...more info
Great Reference - BEWARE MISSING PAGES: 
This is an indispensable reference book. I use it daily. I recently upgraded to this most recent version. I have had it about 3 weeks. I went to look up quinine today and couldn't find the Q's. Then I had a brief moment of disbelief and I recited the alphabet to myself to make sure I wasn't missing something. Then, I noticed my copy skipped from page 1376 to page 1425! Fortunately I can still exchange the book, but beware....count your pages when you get this book.
Otherwise, great book. And the...more info
MERCK'S REVELATIONS:
This edition of "The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, & Biologicals" shows remarkable improvement over its predecessor.
Boasting of diverse groups of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, it is a success in its own right. There are just plenty to be explored! The book brims with accurate up-to-date information. Pharmacists, Medics, Chemists, Biologists, Physicists, Agriculturists, and many other professionals who work with elements, compounds and mixtures will find this book very useful. It...more info
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