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Terence Young exposes the pharmaceutical industry secrets and cultural myths that thwart our safe use of prescription drugs.… Everyone should read it before their next visit to a doctor. — DR. NANCY OLIVIERI, MD, physician and professor When it comes to drug safety, Big Pharma holds all the power, and it’s time for patients to take it back.Tens of millions of patients in North America take prescription drugs, but the safety of these drugs is often based on medical myths. We are led to believe that if a medication isn’t safe, the government would never allow it on the market and that doctors would never prescribe a drug that isn’t proven effective. Who controls these narratives? And do they always have the best interests of patients in mind?In an in-depth study of the enormous influence the pharmaceutical industry has over our health, drug safety advocate Terence Young explores how those with the most to gain financially are also those who wield all the power in health care — and withhold the knowledge that is critical to the safety of patients.Forbidden Knowledge reveals the truth you need to know about prescription drugs and what to do about it. It will empower you to partner with your doctor to talk openly and plainly about medications to help avoid serious adverse drug reactions. This is your survival guide to Big Pharma.
Terence H. Young is chair of Drug Safety Canada and a former member of Parliament. He lives in Ancaster, Ontario.
ContentsPreface 1Introduction: The Hidden Plague 3Part I: What Doctors Won’t Tell Us About Prescription Drugs 91 Forbidden Knowledge and the Four Truths 112 Pharma Gods: The Power and the Glory 273 Ten Rules to Survive a Visit to a Pharmacy 374 Debunking Our Medicine Myths 57Part II: The Wizards 715 How the Drug Business Really Works 736 How the Medical Wizards Seized Control of Our Healthand Won’t Let Go 877 Chaos Reigns with Drug Names 99Part III: The Hydra 1098 The Healers 1119 The Pharmapuppets 12510 The True Nature of Power 13911 How Big Pharma Broke Medicine 14712 The Search for Truth 157Part IV: A Chamber Of Horrors 17713 Dirty Tricks, Nasty Surprises, and Types of Torment 17914 Prescripticide 19315 Ugly Stuff with Children 219Part V: Fighting Back — The Empowered Patient 23916 How to Talk to a Doctor About Prescription Drugsand Use Them Safely 24117 A Call for Reform 259Acknowledgements 273Appendix: Organizations That Can Help with Psychiatric Drugs 277Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms 281Notes 291Index 343About the Author 365
Terence Young exposes the pharmaceutical industry secrets and cultural myths that thwart our safe use of prescription drugs.… Everyone should read it before their next visit to a doctor.
