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Book Review: Drugs: From Discovery to Approval

making them an excellent resource to turn to for answers. One concern that may arise is the lack of references regarding specific guidelines or recommendations within each respective monograph. The appendix lists recommended readings for each chapter; however, the actual reference for each recommendation is not listed within the monograph itself. The inclusion of references would allow the reader to determine the source and timeliness of the information. It is the authors’ goal to publish the handbook on a routine basis to continually keep up with the latest recommendations; however, due to the cycles of the publication process, the current text is already 6 months out of date. Inclusion of references would allow the practitioner to quickly determine whether recent updates or changes have been put forth by the respective official body since the handbook’s publication or allow him or her to refer directly to the respective reference for more detailed explanations. The remaining chapters of the handbook delve into more advanced topics related to vaccines, covering topics such as bioterrorism, combination vaccines, vaccines in development, passive immunizations, and vaccinations in special circumstances (eg, immunocompromised patients, foreign travel). These sections will perhaps be useful for answering the less common questions that arise in practice, which otherwise could require significant research to find answers. For this purpose alone, the handbook will be an invaluable resource to have at one’s fingertips. In addition to its wealth of information in running text, the handbook overflows with numerous valuable tables. Tables listing information such as the individual vaccine schedules and doses, minimum intervals between vaccine doses, and recommended vaccines for specific disease states are likely to become dog-eared with use by the busy practitioner. The appendix also provides suggested resources for additional vaccine information. The Vaccine Handbook has a definite role in the libraries of practitioners who have active practices providing vaccination services and who need quick-and-easy access to latest recommendations. For such individuals and practice sites, the price of the text is minimal relative to the time one would spend distilling the mass of information available into a useful format for one’s practice. As simply stated by the authors in their preface, “Vaccines are a means to this end [preventing disease and death without causing harm], and this handbook is intended to provide help along the way.”