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Pills That Work, Pills That Don't

Name: Pills That Work, Pills That Don't
Author: Gideon Bosker
ISBN: 9780449912737

by Gideon Bosker

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Overview

¸ Find out which generic drugs are inefficient and out-of-date
¸ Discover drugs you may not be taking that can prevent cancer, heart disease, and stroke—and prolong your life
¸ Request a list of the approved medications your health plan prescribes
¸ Learn how to get your HMO to pay for the better, brand name pills
¸ Exchange costly medications for less expensive prescriptions
¸ Build a safer, healthier drug regimen that eliminates toxic side effects
¸ Follow Dr. Bosker's proven 12-Week Action Plan to help you and your doctor produce a sensible drug regimen that will do more with less

Your access to accurate, detailed medical information is increasingly denied by the health care establishment, even while powerful new superdrugs make headlines and physicians write out billions of prescriptions each year. Now, Dr. Gideon Bosker gives you the tools you need to take charge of your health care regimen by evaluating your prescriptions and learning when (and how) to question the recommendations of your doctor or insurance company.

With this indispensable resource, Dr. Bosker shows you how:
¸ One dose of Lipitor can reduce your cholesterol—why take multiple doses of less effective medications?
¸ Septra is an inexpensive medication for sinus infection—
so why spend a fortune on Ceftin?
¸ Zoloft is optimal for treating anxiety associated with panic disorder—
why risk dependency and severe withdrawalsymptoms with Xanax?
¸ And much, much more!

About the Author, Gideon Bosker

Gideon Bosker, M.D., is a widely published clinical scholar, educator, geriatric specialist, editor, and lecturer who holds faculty appointments at both Oregon Health Sciences University and the Yale University School of Medicine. Author of Pharmatecture: Minimizing Medications to Maximize Results, he is editor-in-chief of The Manual of Emergency Medicine Therapeutics, The Quick Consult Manual of Primary Care Medicine, and Emergency Medicine Reports®. He has presented his work to more than 1,000 hospitals and health plans countrywide. He lives in Portland, Oregon.