Experienced family doctor Ray Strand writes his patients prescriptions every week, but he also believes that prescribing drugs should be a last resort in most medical cases-not a first choice. In Death by Prescription he provides simple guidelines to help readers protect themsel…
Introduction to Medication Safety in Anesthesia and the Perioperative Period -- Frequency and Nature of Failures in Medication Safety During Anesthesia and the Perioperative Period -- Frequency and Nature of Failures in Medication Safety in the Intensive Care Unit and Ward -- Im…
"Medication errors are the most common of all medical errors and pose a tremendous emotional and physical cost to patients and economic burden to our health system. The most reliable estimates of medication error in anesthesia place the rate at 1-2 in every 10 administrations, o…
This book summarizes and analyzes the current state of prescription drug abuse and its growth over the past 20 years, from 1994-2014, and includes comparisons to marijuana and hard drug use during the same period. Specific attention is given to prescription opiate abuse and the …
The Prescription Drug Problem analyzes the growth of the prescription drug abuse problem from 1994 to 2014 and includes comparisons to marijuana and hard drug use during the same period. Specific attention is given to prescription opiate abuse and the transition from prescriptio…
Part of the "Quality Chasm Series", this book sets forth an agenda for improving the safety of medication use. It provides an overview of the system for drug development, regulation, distribution, and use. It examines the peer-reviewed literature on the incidence and the cost of…
This eye-opening book richly documents disturbing trends in Western medicine and urges readers toward a broader understanding of drug use and abuse.
This eye-opening book richly documents disturbing trends in Western medicine and urges readers toward a broader understanding of drug use and abuse.