James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 One unique aspect of this book, which distinguishes it from other natural healing reference books, is the Super Seven prescriptions section. Here, we prioritize the top seven prescriptions a person can use for each condition. We chose these prescriptions based on what has worked clinically, is backed by scientific research, and is readily available to the public. You can glance through the top seven prescriptions and get a feel for what most accurately fits your symptom picture. After reviewing the super seven, you can start by using the first choice and see how it affects your condition. |
Carol Simontacchi
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 Children ages six to twelve used 51,000 prescriptions in 1995, 203,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 209 percent).
Children ages thirteen to eighteen used 155,000 Zoloft prescriptions in 1995,199,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 28 percent). Children ages six to twelve used 33,000 Zoloft prescriptions in 1995, 46,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 39 percent).
Paxil showed the same alarming increases, up 48 percent in children ages 13 to 18, and up 113 percent in children ages 6 to 12. |
Charles Barber
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 Dendrite, for example, purchases information on 150 million prescriptions every month and currently has a database of 5 billion prescriptions. This data is sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers, who distribute doctor-by-doctor prescriber reports to their detailers. Prescriber reports allow detailers to target doctors and adjust sales pitches until they find the ones that work best. Such an invasion of privacy provides no benefit to doctors or patients—it serves only to enrich drug companies and detailers. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 In Greg Critser's book, Generation Rx, Critser notes in America, the average number of prescriptions per person in 1993 was seven, but that had risen to 11 by 2000 and 12 in 2004. As the market for prescription drugs grows to include more and more children, plus aging baby boomers, the number of prescriptions per capita will likely increase. Even a small percentage of those drugs flushed into waterways poses a serious risk.
The threat posed by chemicals in personal care products
Prescription medications are not the only cause for concern. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 Talk to your doctor about getting prescriptions for bupropion* 100-milligram tablets and nicotine patches (21 - or 22-milligram patches if you have a one-pack-a-day habit). Ask your doctor for adjustments if you smoke more than one pack a day. Fill prescriptions.
3. On day thirty (two days before you plan to stop smoking), take one bupropion.
4. Next two days, take one bupropion each morning.
5. On day thirty-two (stop day), place one patch on your arm, chest, or thigh (do so daily), in addition to your morning bupropion. (Take it off every day, bucko.)
6. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan on eating behavior and adherence to dietary prescriptions in obese adult subjects. Adv Exp Med Biol 1991;294:591-593
Cangiano C, Ceci F, Cascino A, et al. Eating behavior and adherence to dietary prescriptions in obese adult subjects treated with 5-hydroxytryptophan. Am J Clin Nutr 1992;56:863-867.
Caruso I, Puttini PS, Cazzola M, Azzolini V. Double-blind study of 5-hydroxytryptophan versus placebo in the treatment of primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Int Med Res 1990;18:201-209.
Ceci F, Cangiano C, Cairella M, et al. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 Curtis and colleagues concluded that out of a sample of 162,370 elderly subjects, 21% were given prescriptions for one or more drugs that were considered inappropriate.^ More than 15% of them had prescriptions for two of such drugs, and 4% were getting three or more. Curtis was concerned because of the potential for severe side effects. Dr Hoffer recently met with one elderly patient who was taking 28 different drugs, all on prescription. When orthomolecular medicine is practiced and nutrients, such as niacin, are used, the potential for dangerous side effects is greatly reduced. |
Charles Barber
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| Dendrite, for example, purchases information on 150 million prescriptions every month and currently has a database of 5 billion prescriptions. This data is sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers, who distribute doctor-by-doctor prescriber reports to their detailers. Prescriber reports allow detailers to target doctors and adjust sales pitches until they find the ones that work best. Such an invasion of privacy provides no benefit to doctors or patients—it serves only to enrich drug companies and detailers. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Here, we prioritize the top seven prescriptions a person can use for each condition. We chose these prescriptions based on what has worked clinically, is backed by scientific research, and is readily available to the public. You can glance through the top seven prescriptions and get a feel for what most accurately fits your symptom picture. After reviewing the super seven, you can start by using the first choice and see how it affects your condition. Also, you can pick more than one, for an aggressive approach to help prevent or improve a condition.
Studies. |
Charles Barber
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| In 2006, 227 million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed to Americans— more than any other class of medication—and up by 50 million prescriptions since 2002.8
While there were many positive aspects to this shift (the most important being the reduction in stigma toward the people with whom I worked), the rapidity with which the transformation occurred and the certainty with which the new consensus was endorsed were slightly bizarre to me. |
Carol Simontacchi
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| Children ages thirteen to eighteen used 155,000 Zoloft prescriptions in 1995,199,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 28 percent). Children ages six to twelve used 33,000 Zoloft prescriptions in 1995, 46,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 39 percent).
Paxil showed the same alarming increases, up 48 percent in children ages 13 to 18, and up 113 percent in children ages 6 to 12.16
The most popular form of antidepressants, serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), account for over 40,133,000 prescriptions each year, costing consumers over $3 billion annually, a gain of some 35 percent per year. |
Mark Sircus
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 An estimated 30%-45% of women who receive prescriptions for HRT will not have their prescriptions filled or will discontinue therapy within 12 months of initiation.7
Crucial link between Cholesterol, Magnesium and Hormones
It is impossible to consider estrogen and progesterone in isolation from other hormones and from precursors like cholesterol and magnesium. All steroid hormones are createdfrom cholesterol in a hormonal cascade. Cholesterol is crucial for health and is the mother of hormones from the adrenal cortex, including cortisone, hydrocortisone, aldosterone, and DHEA. |
Carol Simontacchi
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| Children ages thirteen to eighteen used 155,000 Zoloft prescriptions in 1995,199,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 28 percent). Children ages six to twelve used 33,000 Zoloft prescriptions in 1995, 46,000 prescriptions in 1996 (up 39 percent).
Paxil showed the same alarming increases, up 48 percent in children ages 13 to 18, and up 113 percent in children ages 6 to 12.16
The most popular form of antidepressants, serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), account for over 40,133,000 prescriptions each year, costing consumers over $3 billion annually, a gain of some 35 percent per year. |
Ray D. Strand
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 United States alone. The sale of prescription drugs has more than doubled in just the past eight years!1
In 1990 Americans spent $37.7 billion on prescriptions. In 1997 that spending increased to $78.9 billion. Prescription drugs have been the fastest-growing portion of health-care costs over the past decade, rising at the rate of about 17 percent per year (well above the average rate of inflation). |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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| Ask your doctor for adjustments if you smoke more than one pack a day. Fill prescriptions.
3. On day thirty (two days before you plan to stop smoking), take one bupropion.
4. Next two days, take one bupropion each morning.
5. On day thirty-two (stop day), place one patch on your arm, chest, or thigh (do so daily), in addition to your morning bupropion. (Take it off every day, bucko.)
6. On all subsequent days, take one bupropion each morning and evening, and place one patch on your arm, chest, or thigh.
7. |
| Despite the fact that thirty-five million prescriptions for sleep medicine were written in the United States in 2005 (twice as many as in 2000), many docs don't prescribe medications that are intended to get at the source of the problem. This guide will help you and your doctor make the decision that's right for you.
Is This You?
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Why
You're just beginning to experience some mild sleep problems.
You're jet-lagged or work shift work.
You've had sleep issues over an extended period of time.
You wake up in the middle of the night. |
| While low testosterone affects two million to four million men, only 5 percent get treated for it, even considering the fact that we've recently seen a significant increase in prescriptions for testosterone (though some may be for women as well since it is an important sex hormone for them too). |
| You still have to pack your bags, pack the kids' stuff, drop Roethlisberger off at the kennel, print out your online confirmations, get Junior to soccer practice, pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy, gas up the car for the trip to the airport, and remind your spouse to fix the dripping toilet tank before you leave. On the way to soccer practice-and with Roethlisberger panting in the car-your "check engine" flashes on, taunting you at your breaking point. Your initial reaction? mm
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A. You bawl like an underfed infant.
B. You pummel your intestines with fried cheese.
C. |
Marshall Editions
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 Natural thyroid replacements made by compounding pharmacists, who make up individual prescriptions other than those made by pharmaceutical companies, or Armour® thyroid (pig thyroid) are also available. The dosage varies from person to person, and is adjusted according to levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the blood. It generally takes six to eight weeks for the thyroid values to normalize after an adjustment is made. Because the change is gradual, patients are encouraged to be patient as they await improvement and testing. |
Bottom Line Health
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More 'Black-Box' Drugs Are Being Prescribed Incorrectly n a recent sampling, nearly 42% of US patients were receiving prescriptions for drugs that had "black-box" warning labels. The labels—printed in a black frame , in the package insert as well as on all promotional materials—advise people of the potential risks of using that medication and represent the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) highest warning. |
Ray D. Strand
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| In reality, however, most physicians merely give lip service to lifestyle changes in their office even as they are writing out prescriptions. You see, doctors usually assume that most patients will never change their lifestyles and the only realistic salvation is the drugs they can prescribe. When a physician first diagnoses a patient with high blood pressure, diabetes, or elevated cholesterol, he simply begins writing a prescription.
Giving Patients a Choice
Over the past seven or eight years, I have taken a different attitude: I use medication as a last resort—not as my first choice. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 Oral Antidiabetic Drugs or Oral Hypoglycemics: metformin (Glucophage, Glucophage XR, and Glucovance)
This drug is the most popular oral antidiabetic drug in America, with nearly 35 million prescriptions for the generic form alone in the year 2006. Like many drugs, it has a plant origin; it's derived from the French lilac plant, which has been used to treat diabetes since antiquity.
Actions: Metformin increases insulin sensitivity, encouraging cells to let sugars in when insulin is present; and it reduces the amount of glucose (simple sugars) absorbed into the body from food. |
Bottom Line Health
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| These prescriptions involved methotrexate (a cancer drug) that was prescribed along with nonsteroidalanti-inflammatorydrugs(NSAIDs) or ketorolac (for pain relief) that was also prescribed along with other NSAIDs.
IMPROVEMENTS
More precise wording on the warning labels may help make people more aware of the potential risks, the researchers say.
The study authors also recommend that the FDA establish and maintain a list of current black-box warning medications, as well as illnesses and conditions that may be adversely affected by these drugs. |
| POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
The study's authors believe that one way to reduce the number of acetaminophen overdoses is to restrict the package size of OTC acetaminophen and of prescriptions of narcotic-acetamin-ophen combinations.
They cite statistics from the United Kingdom, that show a 30% reduction in the number of patients admitted to specialty centers for severe acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in the four years after OTC sales of acetaminophen were restricted to 16 g. More severe restrictions in France also resulted in improvements.
Education is also needed, the study authors state. |
| Safety: Have your prescriptions filled when your pharmacy isn't busy.
David P. Phillips, PhD, professor, department of sociology, San Diego Center for Patient Safety, University of California, San Diego.
Children Poisoned by Medications Is a Common Cause of ER Visits
Dan Budnitz, MD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
David L. Katz, MD, MPH, associate professor of public health, and director, Prevention Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. |
| The group received 7,532 new prescriptions during the study.
Participants who took generic drugs showed 12.6% greater therapy adherence than patients who took brand-name third-tier drugs, the study authors report. Patients who took second-tier drugs had 8% greater adherence than those who used third-tier drugs.
These findings are another reason why "generic drugs should be prescribed for patients beginning chronic therapy, as long as there are no specific clinical reasons why a branded drug may be more appropriate," says Shrank. |
| The most common omission was the recommendation for a pregnancy test when a woman was given a new prescription.
In addition, almost 13% of the patients who were taking drugs that required them to be monitored by ongoing lab tests did not receive such monitoring, according to the study.
We need to think about communicating the risks of drugs more effectively.
Anita Wagner, PharmD, MPH, DrPH
Also, 9% of the prescriptions were written on the same day as a prescription for another drug that could be hazardous when combined with the first. |
Roberta Bivins
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 For they have been taught indeed to burn in very many, and yet in certain determined and prescribed places of the body; not being to be induced to transgress those prescriptions, though the pain should require it.5
Of course this criticism, though framed in terms of East Asian medicine, equally sternly rebuked those westerners who rejected new or empirically successful treatments solely because they were not authorized by classical precedent, or came from non-Christian culture! |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 About a quarter of the prescriptions that doctors write for the elderly have a potentially life-threatening error. Many of these people are getting medications that they don't need, or are being medicated for problems that can be appropriately and safely addressed without drugs. For example, most cases of adult-onset diabetes can be prevented and possibly cured with a change in diet alone—and with considerably fewer negative side effects and numerous healthy ones, like weight loss and lower blood pressure and cholesterol. |
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