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Are your prescriptions killing you?, how to prevent dangerous interactions, avoid deadly side effects, and be healthier with fewer drugs, Armon B. Neel, Jr. and Bill Hogan

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Label

Are your prescriptions killing you?, how to prevent dangerous interactions, avoid deadly side effects, and be healthier with fewer drugs, Armon B. Neel, Jr. and Bill Hogan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Are your prescriptions killing you?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

709673098

Responsibility statement

Armon B. Neel, Jr. and Bill Hogan

Sub title

how to prevent dangerous interactions, avoid deadly side effects, and be healthier with fewer drugs

Summary

A veteran board-certified pharmacist cites the high number of annual deaths associated with prescription drug side effects, calling for changes in prescription practices that account for the needs of aging bodies

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The pharmacist who says no to drugs -- Introduction: A pharmacist's journey -- Good-bye and good luck : helping yourself to better health -- Things change : our aging bodies -- Piling on : the peril of polypharmacy -- Off-limits for older people : the Beers criteria--a list that could save your life -- Off the charts : do you really need those blood pressure drugs? -- Phantom killers : NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) -- Proton pump inhibitors : the miracle drugs that aren't -- Statin roulette : drugs of last resort -- Down and out : drug-induced falls -- The bone-scare drugs : what you should know about bisphosphonates -- Does Dad really have Alzheimer's? : a look at drug-induced dementia -- Taking charge : a step-by-step guide to controlling your medications (rather than letting them control you) -- Prescription for change : how to fix a broken health care system -- Epilogue: Miss Lillian -- Taking stock: a self-assessment quiz

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