Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743492560 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 960 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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: Ultram Darvoset-N Lopid Desogen & OrthoCept Elavil Ativan Restoril Flexeril Valium Bentyl Entex LA Glucophage Macrobid Patients 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. 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 prescri
worst pills best pills J. Porter My Mom had this book in Florida and when my Dad was in the hospital it was a valuable tool to research the medications that the doctors wanted to give him. My Mom could enlighten the doctors that people over 60 shouldn't be given some of the medications and that they could also react with some of the ones he was taking. Since the book has alot of information in it, it is quite heavy and makes it hard to bring it back and forth from FL to CT, so I was pleased to have found it on Amazon.com. The book is an updated verson of my Mom's and is a wonderful source of info. I would recommend this b. Four Stars sonja hughes Very helpful. Victor M. Kline said Five Stars. Absolutely essential.