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Jacobs, Jennifer author.
Subjects
Drugs.
Drug interactions.
Drugs -- Side effects.
Medication abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
Analgesics.
Drugs -- Prescribing -- United States.
Drugs -- Overdose -- United States -- Prevention.
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Do you really need that pill? : how to avoid side effects, interactions, and other dangers of over medication / Jennifer Jacobs, MD, MPH ; foreword by David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM.
by
Jacobs, Jennifer author.
Subjects
Drugs
.
Drug interactions.
Drugs
--
Side effects.
Medication abuse
--
United
States
--
Prevention.
Drug abuse
--
United
States
--
Prevention.
Analgesics.
Drugs
--
Prescribing
--
United
States
.
Drugs
--
Overdose
--
United
States
--
Prevention.
Publisher Info:
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2018.
©2018
Description:
xix, 313 pages ; 21 cm
RDA Types:
text
unmediated
volume
ISBN:
9781510715646
1510715649
Contents:
Foreword
--
Introduction
--
Part one: Defining the problem. The dangers of taking too many pills
--
Why we are taking so many pills
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Part two: Seven medical conditions and the
drugs
you might not need. High cholesterol and cardiovascular disease
--
Osteoporosis
--
Acid reflux disease
--
Depression
--
Chronic pain: back, neck, and osteoarthritic
--
High blood pressure
--
Type 2 diabetes
--
Part three: Safely reducing your drug use of
drugs
. Talking to your doctor
--
Making healthy lifestyle changes
--
Alternative therapies.
Format Book:
Summary:
"A silent epidemic in the
United
States
is imperiling our health and threatens to bankrupt our health care system: over medication. Today, one-third of all adults take two or more prescription
drugs
, and half of all seniors take more than five daily. This book the first of its kind that tackles the epidemic overuse of prescription
drugs
. The first half of the book describes the dangers of taking too many
drugs
, including drug interactions, medication errors, unintentional overdoses, unnecessary medications, made-up illnesses ("restless leg syndrome"), and side effects that actually mimic a new illness. The second half discusses the benefits and harms caused by many of the most popular
drugs
used to treat diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, acid reflux, depression, and pain. It tells which
drugs
are really needed and whether or not they cause side effects. Finally, readers will learn: how to discuss their concerns about too many medications with their health care providers, simple ways to make positive lifestyle changes, and when to consider alternative healing approaches. Combining stories of those who have suffered ill effects from taking too many
drugs
with data from cutting-edge medical findings, Do You Really Need That Pill? helps readers realize they can choose different solutions to their health problems."
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