The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs [Book]

With national health care in constant flux, more people are taking a greater interest in their own medical needs and learning about the treatments they are prescribed. This thoroughly updated guide profiles more than 250 widely prescribed drugs, in terms accessible to the layman ...With national health care in constant flux, more people are taking a greater interest in their own medical needs and learning about the treatments they are prescribed. This thoroughly updated guide profiles more than 250 widely prescribed drugs, in terms accessible to the layman.

Each entry includes the drug's benefits and risks, principle uses, normal dosages, possible side effects, and special precautions. 16-page color insert.