“The book entitled Side Effects of Drugs Annual, edited by Dr. S. D. Ray, is an invaluable asset for clinicians, health care practitioners in general, research scientists, and anyone concerned about the potential side effects of drugs that they may be recommending or using. It is also a tremendous resource for the knowledgeable and health conscious consumer.

“The book is published annually and therefore provides the latest information worldwide regarding all major classes and groups of drugs. The book contains 47 chapters that address side effects of specific drugs, as well as indexes of drugs involved in adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, and adverse effects and adverse reactions.

The various chapters are written by leading scholars in their respective fields of study and practice, and Dr. Ray continues to do a superb job of compiling and editing a large volume of exceedingly useful scientific information.”—

Provides readers with a reliable and critical survey on the side effects of drugs and new trends in the area of adverse drug reactions

Sidhartha D. Ray, PhD, FACN serves as a Senior Professor of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences at The Touro University College of Pharmacy and School of Osteopathic Medicine at Manhattan, New York.

Prior to this he served as Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences for nearly 2 decades at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long Island University, New York, and as the founding chair of Pharmaceutical Science department at Manchester University College of Pharmacy, Indiana, USA. He has been in the health sciences academy for over 35 years mainly focusing on pharmacy teaching, research and service.

Dr. Ray’s research program focus on drug & chemical induced organ toxicology, mechanistic & molecular toxicology, adverse drug reaction mechanisms, side effects of a number of therapeutically relevant drugs and environmentally significant chemicals.

Over the last two decades, Dr. Ray’s seminal discoveries have provided clear understandings on the dynamic role of apoptosis, necrosis and necraptosis during organotoxic reactions and have influenced the development of safety measures for a stunning variety of xenobiotics, phytochemicals and nutraceuticals.