| Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wolfe, Sid M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743492560 ISBN-13: 9780743492560 Publisher: Gallery Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2005 Annotation: This expanded, up-to-the-minute, fully-revised edition of the bestselling guide to prescription pills offers charts, lists, diagrams, an extensive cross-referencing index, and lifesaving information on all the latest medication available today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Reference - Medical | Drug Guides - Medical | Reference |
| Dewey: 615.704 |
| LCCN: 2005271737 |
| Physical Information: 1.91" H x 7.99" W x 9.18" (3.76 lbs) 960 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 Times It 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:
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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wolfe, Sid M.: - Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., is the director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group in Washington, DC, a consumer lobbying group that he cofounded with Ralph Nader in 1971. His previous bestsellers include Pills That Don't Work and Over-the-Counter Pills That Don't Work. |