| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
120 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index. |
| Contents |
What are possible problems with prescription drugs? -- Drugs aren't the best way to treat pain / Ann Robinson -- Advertising prescription drugs on TV is dangerous / Milton Packer -- Drug companies create and market diseases / Michael Walsh -- Drugs can build up to dangerous levels / Mary A. Fischer -- We must go beyond clinical trials / Neile Grayson -- Why is medicine expensive and difficult to obtain? -- We need to lower drug prices / Alison Kodjak -- Proposals to lower drug prices are risky / Jim Greenwood and David Beier -- The cost of pharmaceutical research and development is increasing / Thomas Sullivan -- Drug research isn't as costly as companies claim / Donald W. Light and Hagop Kantarjian -- Government regulation drives up drug prices for patients / Laura Williams and Dan Sanchez -- Educate the public to lower drug costs / Simon F. Haeder -- How do legal drugs contribute to health problems? -- Antidepressants can do more harm than good / Kelly Brogan, M.D. -- Teens suffer from easy access to prescription drugs / Margie Skeer -- Overprescribing antibiotics can be dangerous / Barry Segal -- Making drugs harder to get isn't the answer / Ian Hamilton and Harry Sumnall -- Misusing drugs can be deadly / US Food and Drug Administration -- Facts about prescription drugs. |
| Summary |
"Americans spend more than 460 billion dollars on prescription drugs annually, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Not all of this medication is helping us. Unnecessary and improper use of medication is responsible for an extremely high number of hospital visits and deaths each year. In addition, the cost of many medications can be prohibitive. Are we taking too many drugs? Why are prescription drugs in the United States so expensive? Does the pharmaceutical industry work for our best interest? The perspectives in this volume delve into the many facets of the controversies pertaining to prescription drugs"--Provided by the publisher. |
| Audience |
9-12 Medialog, Incorporated. |
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Grade 7-10. |
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Years 12-17. |
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Grade 7-12. |
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Z Guided Reading Level. |
| Subject |
Medication abuse.
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Drug abuse -- United States.
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Drugs -- Prices.
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| Added Author |
Eboch, M. M., ed.
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| ISBN |
9781534507258 library binding |
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9781534507241 paperback |
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