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.
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.
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.
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CONTENTS Introduction How This Book Was Compiled Medical Advisers Index of Drugs 1: Misprescribing and Overprescribing of Drugs Evidence of Misprescribing and Overprescribing The Causes of Misprescribing and Overprescribing 2: Adverse Drug Reactions How Extensive Is the Problem of Specific Adverse Drug Reactions? Specific Patient Examples Nine Reasons Why Older Adults Are More Likely Than Younger Adults to Have Adverse Drug Reactions Which Adverse Effects Can Be Caused by Which Drugs? Summary of Adverse Reactions and the Drugs That Cause Them Drugs That Can Affect the Mind (Such as Those Causing Depression or Psychoses) Drugs That Can Cause Abnormal, Involuntary Movements Drugs That Can Disturb Balance Drugs That Can Cause Sexual Dysfunction Drugs That Can Affect the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract Drugs That Can Cause Lung Toxicity Drugs That Can Affect the Urinary Tract 3: 456 Drugs Commonly Used by Consumers How to Use This Chapter Drugs for Heart Conditions Drug Listings High Blood Pressure Potassium Supplementation Beta-blockers Calcium Channel Blockers Cholesterol-lowering Drugs Drug Profiles Mind Drugs Drug Listings Tranquilizers and Sleeping Pills Antipsychotic Drugs Depression Drug Profiles Painkillers and Arthritis Drugs Drug Listings Salicylates Narcotics Arthritis and Inflammation Drug Profiles Gastrointestinal Drugs Drug Listings Diarrhea Constipation Gas Drug Profiles Cold, Cough, Allergy, and Asthma Drugs Drug Listings Cold Allergy and Hay Fever Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema Drug Profiles Drugs for Infections Drug Listings Antibiotics Penicillins and Cephalosporins Fluoroquinolones Tetracyclines Drug Profiles Drugs for Diabetes Drug Listings Diabetes and Its Treatment Drug Profiles Drugs for Neurological Disorders Drug Listings Drug Profiles Nutritional Supplements Supplement Listings Nutritional Supplements Supplement Profiles Eye Drugs Drug Listings General Instructions for Application of Eye Drops and Ointment Glaucoma Drug Profiles Drugs for Other Conditions Drug Listings Corticosteroids Drug Profiles 4: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Preventable Drug-induced Injury Sample Drug Worksheet 5: Saving Money While Avoiding Injury When Buying Prescription Drugs Glossary Drug Worksheet
CONTENTS Introduction How This Book Was Compiled Medical Advisers Index of Drugs 1: Misprescribing and Overprescribing of Drugs Evidence of Misprescribing and Overprescribing The Causes of Misprescribing and Overprescribing 2: Adverse Drug Reactions How Extensive Is the Problem of Specific Adverse Drug Reactions? Specific Patient Examples Nine Reasons Why Older Adults Are More Likely Than Younger Adults to Have Adverse Drug Reactions Which Adverse Effects Can Be Caused by Which Drugs? Summary of Adverse Reactions and the Drugs That Cause Them Drugs That Can Affect the Mind (Such as Those Causing Depression or Psychoses) Drugs That Can Cause Abnormal, Involuntary Movements Drugs That Can Disturb Balance Drugs That Can Cause Sexual Dysfunction Drugs That Can Affect the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract Drugs That Can Cause Lung Toxicity Drugs That Can Affect the Urinary Tract 3: 456 Drugs Commonly Used by Consumers How to Use This Chapter Drugs for Heart Conditions Drug Listings High Blood Pressure Potassium Supplementation Beta-blockers Calcium Channel Blockers Cholesterol-lowering Drugs Drug Profiles Mind Drugs Drug Listings Tranquilizers and Sleeping Pills Antipsychotic Drugs Depression Drug Profiles Painkillers and Arthritis Drugs Drug Listings Salicylates Narcotics Arthritis and Inflammation Drug Profiles Gastrointestinal Drugs Drug Listings Diarrhea Constipation Gas Drug Profiles Cold, Cough, Allergy, and Asthma Drugs Drug Listings Cold Allergy and Hay Fever Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema Drug Profiles Drugs for Infections Drug Listings Antibiotics Penicillins and Cephalosporins Fluoroquinolones Tetracyclines Drug Profiles Drugs for Diabetes Drug Listings Diabetes and Its Treatment Drug Profiles Drugs for Neurological Disorders Drug Listings Drug Profiles Nutritional Supplements Supplement Listings Nutritional Supplements Supplement Profiles Eye Drugs Drug Listings General Instructions for Application of Eye Drops and Ointment Glaucoma Drug Profiles Drugs for Other Conditions Drug Listings Corticosteroids Drug Profiles 4: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Preventable Drug-induced Injury Sample Drug Worksheet 5: Saving Money While Avoiding Injury When Buying Prescription Drugs Glossary Drug Worksheet
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