Strand, Ray D.,

Death by prescription : the shocking truth behind an overmedicated nation / [print] Death by prescription Ray D. Strand, with Donna K. Wallace. - Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson Publishers, (c)2003. - ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm



PennsylvaniaRT 1: THE "SYSTEM" -- Death by prescription -- The drug-approval process -- A deadly partnership -- The great clinical trial -you. PennsylvaniaRT II: SYSTEM GONE WRONG -- The Rezulin story -- A system gone wrong -- Clear and present danger -- Mix and match : drug interactions -- Polydoc -- Polypharmacy. PennsylvaniaRT III: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH -- Over-the-counter medications -- Herbal therapies -- Protecting yourself -- Health concepts.

Experienced family doctor Ray Strand writes his patients prescriptions every week, but he also believes that prescribing drugs should be a last resort in most medical cases-not a first choice. In Death by Prescription he provides simple guidelines to help readers protect themselves and their families from suffering adverse reactions to prescription medication.



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United States. Food and Drug Administration.


Drugs--Side effects--Prevention--Popular works.
Medication errors--Popular works.
Drugs--Toxicology--Popular works.
Drug approval--United States--Popular works.

Health, Fitness, & Diet.


Health.

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