- Additional Authors
- Thompson, Tamara.
- Description
- 1 online resource (96 p.)
- Series Statement
- At issue. Health
- Uniform Title
- Are Americans overmedicated? (Online)
- At issue. Health.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-91) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2010038102
- OCLC
- ssj0000919301
- Title
Are Americans overmedicated? [electronic resource] / Tamara Thompson, book editor.
- Imprint
Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
- Series
At issue. Health
At issue. Health.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-91) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Thompson, Tamara.