Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness

by Sidney M. Wolfe

"More than 100,000 people a year die in American hospitals from adverse reactions to medication, making drug reactions one of the leading causes of death in this country, researchers are reporting today...."
-- Journal of the American Medical Association study, as quoted in The New York Times
It is no longer a secret that adverse drug reactions can be dangerous or even fatal, or that doctors often prescribe two relatively safe drugs -- which may cause a life-threatening interaction if taken together. THIS IS THE BOOK THAT TELLS YOU WHAT OTHER PILL BOOKS WON'T ABOUT YOUR MEDICATION!
Top-selling drugs that are among the 160 Do Not Use Drugs discussed

960 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2005

Reviews

[Angie Carter]

Lot's of good info here. This is a reference book.