The People's Guide To Deadly Drug Interactions
The People's Guide To Deadly Drug Interactions

Author: Joe Graedon, MS

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1997-04-15

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780312155100

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Did You Know? Eating too much broccoli could be deadly if you also take the popluar blood thinner called Coumadin (warfarin)? Grapefruit juice, when used to wash down certain atihistamines, immune suppressors, or blood pressure drugs, can cause blood levels of these powerful drugs to soar? The result: serious side effects. Birth control pills might be rendered ineffective by the following substances: barbituates, antibiotics, anti-fungal drugs, tuberculosis drugs, certain anticonvulsants? Is Your Life In Danger? Everyone has taken more than one pill simultaneously. Yet every time you combine drugs with prescription medicines, foods, vitamins, minerals, herbs or alcohol you explose yourself to the risk of a potentially dangerous interaction. Deadly Drug Interactions Can Help You. Over 200 easy-to-understand charts with information on medications for pain relief, allergies, asthma, arthritis, heart problems, depression, diabetes, contraception, ulcers and much more. Descriptions of the symptoms of interactions. Specific concerns of women, children and older people. Vital information of Lanoxin, Cardizem, Prozac, Mevacor, Ortho-Novum, Tagamet, Coumadin, Dilatin, Cipro, Synthroid, Procardia, and scores of other commonly prescribed medicines.

Dangerous Drug Interactions
Dangerous Drug Interactions

Author: Joe Graedon

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-02-15

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780312968267

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In straightforward text, and with dozens of easy-to-read, easy-to-understand charts and tables, the authors cut through drug company fine print to give consumers vital information on the prescription drugs and over-the-counter remedies that react in deadly ways--with each other, foods, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and with alcohol. Martin's Press.

Are Your Meds Making You Sick?
Are Your Meds Making You Sick?

Author: Robert S. Gold

Publisher: Hunter House

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0897935705

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"In Are Your Meds making You Sick? author Robert S. Gold, RPh, MBA, a clinical hospital pharmacist and affiliate instructor of clinical pharmacy at Purdue University with over 27 years of experience, shows the reader how to think like a clinical hospital pharmacist. He lists his 16 Rules of Safe Medication Use that, if followed, can help prevent the common problems that medications can cause; gives specific examples and scenarios featuring the thirty-six drugs that are the most common offenders; and explains how even seemingly good drugs can harm a patient's kidney, liver, brain and heart if the patient's medical history and physical vulnerabilities are not taken into account"--

Instant Guide to Drug-herb Interactions
Instant Guide to Drug-herb Interactions

Author: Chris D. Meletis

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780789471505

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Features charts listing drug and herb interactions with warnings and recommendations for 150 of the most commonly used drugs.

A-Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
A-Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition

Author: Alan R. Gaby, M.D.

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2006-02-28

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0307336646

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Know the Side Effects and Protect Your Health If you’re among the millions of people taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as vitamins and natural medicines, you need to know which combinations are potentially helpful and which can be extremely dangerous. The A–Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions is an essential resource to understanding the interactions that may affect your health. From the experts at Healthnotes, this revised and updated edition contains the newest information on thousands of drugs and supplements, based on studies published in the leading medical journals. Reliable and easy to use, this book is sure to become a trusted reference in your home. MORE THAN 18,000 DRUG-HERB-VITAMIN INTERACTIONS Find out about: • Drugs that can deplete your body’s nutrients • Supplements that can interfere with drug absorption • Side effects of common drug-herb-vitamin combinations • Supplements that can help your prescriptions work better • Combinations that should never be taken together • With a foreword by Dr. Bob Arnot

Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer
Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer

Author: Marc S. Miller

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2008-04-21

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 0470304758

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"Admirable . . . clearly written, well organized . . . easy and helpful." --Washington Post "This is the surefire guide to making critical decisions about your family's health." --Dr. J. Larry Brown, Professor of Nutrition and Health Policy School of Nutrition, Tufts University "The array of choices and decisions facing consumers in health care today is incredibly complicated. Families USA has taken on the challenge of making this complex world accessible to the most important person in the process: the consumer. They've succeeded brilliantly!" --Dick Davidson, President, American Hospital Association. Now completely revised and expanded, this indispensable reference provides in-depth, up-to-the-minute coverage of major health care issues to help you make crucial choices for you and your family. Packed with vital facts and figures, illuminating advice, and invaluable tips, Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer includes: * New chapters on men's health as well as prescription and over-the-counter drugs * The latest on health care finance, managed care, alternative medicine, and wellness programs * Updated financial, legal, and insurance information * Important details on such topics as consumer rights, primary care, mental health, medications, hospitals, and physicians.

The People's Pharmacy, Completely New and Revised
The People's Pharmacy, Completely New and Revised

Author: Joe Graedon, MS

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1998-02-15

Total Pages: 836

ISBN-13: 9780312964160

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Bestselling authors and brand-name medication experts Joe and Teresa Graedon bring readers the most comprehensive guide to commonly used prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and other drugstore products. Martin's Press.

The Failures of American Medicine
The Failures of American Medicine

Author: Richard Jensen

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1553693930

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The Failures of American Medicine: Why Americans Have Become Chronically Ill, and What Can Be Done About It describes the failures of both conventional and alternative medicine, while also suggesting which treatments from both medical fields can be trusted