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| Author's Note for the 2004 Edition | |
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| Points for the Patient | |
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| Points for the Pharmacist | |
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| Points for the Physician | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Guidelines for Safe and Effective Drug Use or How to Become a Powerful Patient | |
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| Medicines and Pharmacy on the Internet | |
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| Powerful Patients Do Not | |
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| Powerful Patients Do | |
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| Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions | |
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| Medicines and People Over 65 | |
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| Measuring Drug Levels in Blood (Therapeutic Drug Monitoring) | |
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| True Breakthroughs in Medicines | |
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| Drug Profiles | |
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| The Leading Edge | |
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| Drug Classes | |
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| A Glossary of Drug-Related Terms | |
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| Tables of Drug Information | |
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| Medicines That May Adversely Affect the Fetus and Newborn Infant | |
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| Medicines That May Increase Sensitivity to the Sun (Photosensitivity) | |
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| Medicines That May Adversely Affect Behavior | |
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| Medicines That May Adversely Affect Vision | |
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| Medicines That May Cause Blood Cell Dysfunction or Damage | |
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| Medicines That May Cause Heart Dysfunction or Damage | |
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| Medicines That May Cause Lung Dysfunction or Damage | |
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| Medicines That May Cause Liver Dysfunction or Damage | |
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| Medicines That May Cause Kidney Dysfunction or Damage | |
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| Medicines That May Cause Nerve Dysfunction or Damage | |
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| Medicines That May Adversely Affect Sexuality | |
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| Medicines That May Interact with Alcohol | |
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| High-Potassium Foods | |
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| Your Personal Drug Profile | |
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| The Medication Map | |
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| Medicines Removed from the Market | |
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| Helpful, Balanced, and Objective Web Sites | |
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| Powerful Patients and Home Test Kits | |
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| Running a Risk: Recognizing and Regaining Control of Heart Disease Risk Factors | |
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| Living Longer (Longevity) with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes | |
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| How to Get Your Family Help with the Cost of Medicines (Programs and Web Sites) | |
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| Sources | |
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| Index | |
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| Controlled Drug Schedules | |
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| Pregnancy Risk Categories | |