Description: Many doctors don't warn patients about the risks of the medications they prescribe. Hundreds of thousands of children take Ritalin daily, even though the long-term safety of the drug is not known. More than 200 adverse effects are linked to the enormously popular drug Prozac. Every day, someone dies or becomes hospitalized after taking a commonly prescribed pill or over-the-counter medication such as cough syrup or cold medicine. This book arms consumers with the facts they need, including:
-- When Advil, Aleve, or Motrin can send you to the hospital
-- Why antibiotics can be deadly
-- Which recently approved drugs caused cancer in animals
-- How Prozac and Zoloft can affect the patient's sex life
-- The potential dangers of diet pills
-- Lethal drug combinations
-- Crucial information your pharmacist can supply
-- Important information on Ritalin, Prozac, Premarin, Zocor, Procardia, Coumadin, Darvon, Halcion, Ibuprofen, Beta Carotene, Lanoxin, and more

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