Forbidden Knowledge - 9781459750685

Dundurn Group Ltd

Forbidden KnowledgeA Self-Advocate's Guide to Managing Your Prescription Drugs\nAuthor(s): Terence H. Young\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Dundurn Group Ltd, Canada\nImprint: Dundurn Group Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781459750685, 978-1459750685\nSynopsis\nTerence Young exposes the pharmaceutical industry secrets and cultural myths that thwart our safe use of prescription drugs. Everyone should read it before their next visit to a doctor. DR. NANCY OLIVIERI, MD, physician and professor When it comes to drug safety, Big Pharma holds all the power, and its time for patients to take it back. Tens of millions of patients in North America take prescription drugs, but the safety of these drugs is often based on medical myths. We are led to believe that if a medication isnt safe, the government would never allow it on the market and that doctors would never prescribe a drug that isnt proven effective. Who controls these narratives? And do they always have the best interests of patients in mind? In a.