Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-91) and index.
Contents
Americans take too many prescription drugs / J. Douglas Bremner -- Prescription drugs help millions live better lives / Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) -- Psychiatric drugs are overprescribed / Charles Barber -- ADHD drugs are overprescribed for children / Linda Marsa -- ADHD drugs are appropriately prescribed for children / Hannah Seligson -- Ads do not significantly increase demand for unneeded medications / Brian Alexander -- Low-income children are more likely to be prescribed psychiatric drugs / Duff Wilson -- Wichita witch hunt-the Justice Department wages war on pain relief / Harvey Silvergate -- Mixing multiple medications causes health problems for elderly Americans / Anne Harding -- Overuse of antibiotics creates drug-resistant bacteria / Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason -- "Doctor shopping" can lead to overmedication, abuse, and death / Madison Park.
