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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198504030 |
| Book Description | About half of all the medicines prescribed by doctors are not taken by their patients. One of the reasons most commonly given by patients for not taking drugs is that they feel unhappy about taking medicines which they do not understand and of which they are afraid. This book attempts to rectify this problem by showing in clear, non-technical language how medicines and other drugs work in the body to reduce the effects of disease. Most chapters include fascinating background information on how some of our most important drugs were discovered, along with intriguing and often amusing anecdotes about the drugs and the people behind their discovery. Each chapter also includes a summary of the key points together with illustrations, photographs or diagrams to summarise the main groups and how they work in the body. The book covers all the major groups of drugs, with complete listings of all the drugs available in the UK and the USA, so that the reader can locate his or her specific drug and |
| Language | English |
| Author | Stone.Darlington |
| Publication Date | 2000 |
| Number of Pages | 476 |
Pills Potions Poisons: How Drugs Work Paperback English by Stone.Darlington - 2000
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