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.