Do you really need that pill?
Subtitle: how to avoid side effects, interactions, and other dangers of overmedication
By: Jennifer Jacobs, MD, MPH ; foreword by David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM
Contributors: Katz, David L., 1963- writer of foreword
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9781510715646
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Drugs; Drug abuse; Drug interactions; Prescribing; Side effects; Overdose; Medication abuse; Analgesics; Prevention
Other titles: How to avoid side effects, interactions, and other dangers of overmedication
Description: "A silent epidemic in the United States is imperiling our health and threatens to bankrupt our health care system: overmedication. 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. 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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Part one: Defining the problem. The dangers of taking too many pills ; Why we are taking so many pills; title: 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; title: Part three: Safely reducing your drug use of drugs.  Talking to your doctor ; Making healthy lifestyle changes ; Alternative therapies.