Problem Drugs |
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| Author:
| Chetley, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85649-319-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1995 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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Tens of thousands of drugs are on sale all over the world today. Most are at best ineffective or a waste of money; many are actually unsafe. This book names them. It also assesses the consequences for public health of such widespread inappropriate and unnecessary use. Andrew Chetley highlights examples of unethical marketing, double standards in promotion and production, and the failure of many medicines to meet real needs.He covers a vast range of common drugs, including:...
More DescriptionTens of thousands of drugs are on sale all over the world today. Most are at best ineffective or a waste of money; many are actually unsafe. This book names them. It also assesses the consequences for public health of such widespread inappropriate and unnecessary use. Andrew Chetley highlights examples of unethical marketing, double standards in promotion and production, and the failure of many medicines to meet real needs.He covers a vast range of common drugs, including: antibiotics,antidiarrhoeals, analgesics, cold remedies, contraceptives drugs in pregnancy, growth stimulants, HRT, psychotropic drugs and vitamins.