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Drug information,generic information,medicine information, use of drugs, effects of drugs,side effects of drugs and generics, medicine manufacturer. In some of the same communities featured in her bestselling book factory man. The surprising statistics behind doctors and drug addiction. She is a doctor of medicine, md, and to this day, ever since her residency in psychiatry, a licensed psychiatrist. Buy featured book title drug dealer, md subtitle how doctors were duped, patients got hooked, and why its so hard to stop author anna, m. Combining case studies from her own practice with vital statistics drawn from public. Daviss drug guide with updates includes thousands of drug monographs from the new 16th edition, revised regularly to keep you current. She is also the chief of addiction medicine and an assistant professor at stanford universitys school of medicine. Nov 30, 2010 the book sold about 26,000 copies, including 10,000 bought by smithkline beecham for american family doctors and 10,000 purchased by the dutch pharmaceutical company organon, mr. Sep, 2017 in a sitdown interview with er physician dr. As an informed consumer, it is important that you identify your pills. How doctors were duped, patients got hooked, and why its so hard to stop by anna, m. Type in a generic or a brand name drug and select from the list. Drug dictionary is a medical hand book that provides all information about drugs used for medication.
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