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Introduction | |
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How This Book Was Compiled | |
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Medical Advisers | |
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Index of Drugs | |
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Misprescribing and Overprescribing of Drugs | |
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Evidence of Misprescribing and Overprescribing | |
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The Causes of Misprescribing and Overprescribing | |
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Adverse Drug Reactions | |
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How Extensive Is the Problem of Specific Adverse Drug Reactions? | |
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Specific Patient Examples Nine Reasons | |
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Why Older Adults Are More Likely Than Younger Adults to Have Adverse Drug Reactions | |
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Which Adverse Effects Can Be Caused by Which Drugs? | |
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Summary of Adverse Reactions and the Drugs That Cause Them | |
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Drugs That Can Affect the Mind (Such as Those Causing Depression or Psychoses) | |
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Drugs That Can Cause Abnormal, Involuntary Movements | |
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Drugs That Can Disturb Balance | |
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Drugs That Can Cause Sexual Dysfunction | |
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Drugs That Can Affect the Gastrointestinal (GI) | |
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Tract Drugs That Can Cause Lung Toxicity | |
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Drugs That Can Affect the Urinary Tract | |
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456 Drugs Commonly Used by Consumers | |
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How to Use This Chapter Drugs for Heart Conditions Drug Listings | |
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High Blood Pressure Potassium Supplementation Beta-blockers Calcium Channel Blockers | |
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Cholesterol-lowering Drugs Drug Profiles | |
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Mind Drugs | |
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Drug Listings Tranquilizers and Sleeping Pills Antipsychotic Drugs | |
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Depression Drug Profiles Painkillers and Arthritis Drugs Drug Listings Salicylates Narcotics | |
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Arthritis and Inflammation Drug Profiles Gastrointestinal Drugs | |
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Drug Listings | |
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Diarrhea Constipation | |
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GasDrug Profiles | |
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Cold, Cough, Allergy, and Asthma Drugs | |
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Drug Listings Cold Allergy and Hay Fever | |
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Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema | |
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Drug Profiles | |
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Drugs for Infections Drug Listings | |
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AntibioticsPenicillins and Cephalosporins Fluoroquinolones Tetracyclines Drug Profiles Drugs for Diabetes | |
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Drug Listings | |
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Diabetes and Its Treatment Drug Profiles | |
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Drugs for Neurological Disorders Drug Listings | |
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Drug Profiles Nutritional Supplements | |
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Supplement Listings Nutritional Supplements | |
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Supplement Profiles | |
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Eye Drugs | |
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Drug Listings | |
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General Instructions for Application of Eye Drops and Ointment | |
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GlaucomaDrug Profiles Drugs for Other Conditions Drug Listings | |
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Corticosteroids Drug Profiles | |
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Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Preventable Drug-induced Injury | |
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Sample Drug Worksheet | |
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Saving Money While Avoiding Injury When Buying Prescription Drugs | |
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Glossary Drug Worksheet | |