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Worst Pills, Best Pills : A Consumer's Guide to Preventing Drug-Induced Deat, EPUB eBook

Worst Pills, Best Pills : A Consumer's Guide to Preventing Drug-Induced Deat EPUB

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"More than 100,000 people a year die in American hospitals from adverse reactions to medication, making drug reactions one of the leading causes of death in this country, researchers are reporting today...." -- Journal of the American Medical Association study, as quoted in The New York TimesIt is no longer a secret that adverse drug reactions can be dangerous or even fatal, or that doctors often prescribe two relatively safe drugs -- which may cause a life-threatening interaction if taken together.

THIS IS THE BOOK THAT TELLS YOU WHAT OTHER PILL BOOKS WON'T ABOUT YOUR MEDICATION!Top-selling drugs that are among the 160 Do Not Use Drugs discussed inside:UltramDarvoset-NLopidDesogen & OrthoCeptElavilAtivanRestorilFlexerilValiumBentylEntex LAGlucophageMacrobidPatients fill more than 80 million prescriptions a year for these drugs!Consumer advocate Sidney M.

Wolfe, M.D., director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, has thoroughly revised and updated this accessible, indispensable bestseller that alerts you to the potential risks of hundreds of medications available today.

Worst Pills, Best Pills gives you the information you need to become actively involved in caring for yourself -- by asking your doctor smart questions about the drugs prescribed for you.

Arranged by disease/condition, it offers chapters on adverse drug reactions, alphabetical indexes listing pills by their brand and generic names, new information about commonly used drugs, guidelines for helping you to say "no" if your doctor prescribes a drug you should not take, and safer alternative choices.

Worst Pills, Best Pills also includes startling information about certain drugs that can actually cause depression, hallucinations or psychoses, sexual dysfunction, dementia, auto accidents, insomnia, parkinsonism, and more. Caution: Call your doctor before stopping the use of any drug.

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