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