Why dogs can't eat chocolate
Subtitle: how medicines work and how you can take them safely
By: Dr. Louise Achey
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781614489672; 9781614489702
Subjects: Drugs; Drug interactions; Dogs; Anecdotes
Other titles: Why dogs cannot eat chocolate; How medicines work and how you can take them safely
Description: "Bridges the gap between what most of us understand about pills and what most doctors assume you already know about your medication."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Why dogs can't eat chocolate. Barney's story; title: How medicines work. Which medicine? ; How much medicine? ; Medicine goes in ; Medicine moves around ; Medicine goes out; title: How you can take medicine safely. Taking medicine safely : the "3 Ds" ; First "D" : the drug (what) ; The second "D" : the dose (how and how much) ; The third "D" : the diagnosis (why); title: 5 key strategies for protecting you and your loved ones from the dangers of drug therapy. Keep a list ; Use a pill box ; Be a squeaky wheel ; Always ask ; Don't share; title: 25 ways you can avoid medication mishaps.