The people's pharmacy, completely new and revised /

Graedon, Joe.

The people's pharmacy, completely new and revised / People's pharmacy Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon. - New York : St. Martin's Press, c1996. - xviii, 477 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1 Introduction
2 You're on your own: what you need to know about the drug approval process.
3 Protecting yourself.

Part II: Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and home remedies.
4 Snake oil or self-care?
5 OTC do's and don'ts.
6 Sexy trade secrets and home remedies.

Part III: Prescription drugs.
7 Drug interactions: when 1 + 1 may equal 3.
8 Preventing heart attacks: with and without drugs.
9 Allergy: from a medical quagmire to quiet revolution.
10 Contraception: new options.
11 Drugs and kids: pregnancy to puberty.
12 Saving money on medicines.

Part IV: Self-treatment.
13 Home alone or hiking in the Himalayas: what to do when the Doctor won't come
Part V: People's pharmacy guide to popular prescription drugs.

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Drugs.
Drugs--Side effects.
Pharmacology--Popular works.

QV 735 G734p 1996