The Anesthesia Drug Manual provides the busy clinician with a concise review of the essential pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs used during the preoperative period. Dosage recommendations, side effects, and drug interactions are also concisely described. Since the majority of patients udergoing surgery are admitted on the day of the operation there is limited time available to evaluate the potential interactions between their chronic medications and the anesthetic drugs. The drug manual will facilitate the evaluation process by providing important information regarding the pharmacology of all the drugs contained in the Physician Desk Reference.