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How do you know if the medicine you are taking is really safe? How do you find out what is in it? What do those ingredients do and how do they work in simple, layperson's terms? Do you know which everyday medicines could be fatal if taken together? What is the best medicine to take for your cold, your angina, your allergies? How can you compare the medicine prescribed by your doctor to other possible treatments?
Completely revised and updated for its 9th edition, this bestselling guide to medicines answers these questions and more. You can now find out how to treat all commonly occuring disorders, refer to a complete A-Z of prescription medicines and check the ingredients of over-the-counter medicines.
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A guide which tells the ordinary reader in ordinary language: when it is desirable or useful to take a drug or to consult a doctor about a prescription, what specific drugs really do, how to ensure appropriate dosages, how to minimize side-effects, and how to liaise with a doctor or pharmacist. Completely revised and updated for its 9th edition, this guide to medicines answers these questions and more. You can now find out how to treat all commonly occuring disorders, refer to a complete A-Z of prescription medicines and check the ingredients of over-the-counter medicines.
About the Author:
Peter Parish is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Wales. He has had a distinguished career as a professor and physician and is recognised nationally and internationally for his valuable contributions to our knowledge and understanding of the prescription and use of drugs. He lives in Swansea.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0140515070
- ISBN 13 9780140515077
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages640
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