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Make Your Medicine Safe: How to Prevent Side Effects from the Drugs You Take [Mass Market Paperback]

Jay Sylvan Cohen (Author)
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September 1998
When the cure becomes the problem.

Each year, at least forty million people are made sick by the medicine they're taking.This groundbreaking book will tell you why any medicine-from a simple aspirin to a doctor's prescription-has the potential to cause a problem, and what you can do to reduce your chances of drug reaction. After eight years of research, practicing physician and author Jay Sylvan Cohen, M.D., has found that the key to safer use of medication is not found in any available pill book, including the references your doctor uses. The answer to safety is tailoring the dosage to the individual.

Is Your Medication Making You Sick? Offers scientifically proven strategies for minimizing the side effects of medication by telling you:

What you and your physician can do to prevent side effects and what should be done if they occur.

Why a safe dose of medicine for one person may be lethal to another.

Why antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor, Wellbutrin and many high-blood medications, are often misprescribed.

The differences and hidden dangers of prescription and nonprescription anti-inflammatory drugs, allergy medications, and more.

Why aspirin, Motrin, Advil, Orudis,Relafen, Daypro, Voltaren and other anti-inflammatory drugs cause more side effects than any other group of medications.

Includes: Lower effective dosage recommendations for over 150 prescription and nonprescription medications.


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About the Author

Jay Sylvan Cohen M.D. is an Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego. He is currently researching medication development and prescribing methods and their relationship to the high rates of treatment-related illness.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books (September 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380790750
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380790753
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,904,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jay Sylvan Cohen, M.D. is an Associate Professor at the School of
Medicine, University of California, San Diego. He is currently researching
medication development and prescribing methods and their relationship to the
high rates of treatment-related illness.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Unique Book, November 30, 1999
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This review is from: Make Your Medicine Safe: How to Prevent Side Effects from the Drugs You Take (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is the only one available that not only discusses medication side effects, but tells you how to PREVENT them. With over 500 pages of information based on nearly 1000 medical references, the book explains: Why side effects occur and how to avoid them; Why different people respond differently to drugs; How you can tell whether you may be sensitive to a medication; Why the rate of side effects is so high; What you and your doctor can do to avoid side effects in medications you may need to take; The lowest effective doses for over 150 top-selling drugs including Prozac, Zocor, Claritin, Vasotec, Pravachol, Norvasc, Paxil, and many others; What the drug industry and medical profession and FDA must do to curb the high incidence of medication side effects.

This book is not against medications or doctors or anyone else. It simply shows why our system of developing and prescribing drug is outdated -- and how it can be changed. Medication side effects are the #4leading cause of death in the U.S. Many of these reactions and millions of others can be prevented. I am the author, so I am biased, admittedly, but I am a university-affiliated professor who is well respected and has published in medical journals. This is a solid, scientific book.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A highly informative book, January 16, 2000
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I thought this book made a lot of sense. I finally understand why I have had so many problems with medication. I highly recommend this book for all physicians and the general public. This book is literally a lifesaver. Those people who have experienced side effects from medication will find this book invaluable.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Make Your Medicine Safe, September 18, 2000
This review is from: Make Your Medicine Safe: How to Prevent Side Effects from the Drugs You Take (Mass Market Paperback)
Dr. Cohen has written a book that can help individuals avoid most probems with medications- while at the same time being sure to get the most benifit from the lowest dose of drug.

I have often had problems with medication in the past- and this book gave me a simple and clear technique for avoiding those problems.

Problems with drugs are responsible for more deaths each year than autos and guns combined- and most of those deaths can be avoided by using the simple plan given in "How To Make Your Medicin Safe"- I give it my highest rating!!!

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