Just because a drug has been approved by America's Food and Drug Administration doesn't mean it's the best or most appropriate drug for any given patient. And just because a doctor has prescribed a normally effective drug doesn't mean a patient is going to use it according to the
directions. Drug mistakes-whether by the physician or patient-lead to 140, 000 deaths each year, according to Gideon Bosker, and cost consumers and insurance companies billions. Pills That Work, Pills That Don't is tough on both sides of the equation (it exposes, for example, the
myth that generic drugs are as good as brand-name equivalents still under patent), and offers an objective system for ranking drugs. This…
The warning, "Consumer beware!" is crucial in the matter of prescription drugs, and Dr. Bosker's book can greatly assist you in
educating yourself about them. He states which medications work, which… The PDR tells you all the problems with side effects with drugs-I use it all the time to look up drugs as a medical secretary. However, this book is a lot easier to read for a layperson.
