Preventing medication errors at home /
Haroutounian, Simon,author.
Includes index.
Part I: everything you need to know about drugs -- Prescription medications: friend or foe? -- Why do I need to understand my drugs better? -- What does our body do to drugs? the amazing journey of a molecule -- What do the drugs do to our body? -- Taking my drugs properly -- Avoiding undesired drug effects -- Combining drugs with food and drinks -- Drug-drug interactions -- Do it yourself: over the counter (OTC) drugs and disease prevention -- Drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Part II: medication therapy tips in common disease states -- High blood pressure: the silent killer you can stop -- Fighting the battle against lipids and cholesterol -- Blood thinners: the balancing act between bleeding and clotting -- Not so sweet: managing diabetes -- Let me breathe! step-by-step asthma management -- Epilepsy: understand your drugs to stop the seizures -- Hoping for a better day. treating depression -- Does it really have to hurt? managing pain wisely -- Thyroid problems. restoring the delicate energetic balance -- Infections. destroying the invaders while saving the host -- Summary.
Drugs
Medication errors
Drugs.
Medication errors