Prescribed Drugs and the Alternative Practitioner

by Stephen Gascoigne

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• 28 Currently reading

Published September 1997 by Ashgrove Publishing .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Reference,
• Health & Fitness,
• Consumer Health,
• Health/Fitness

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The Physical Object
Format	Hardcover
Number of Pages	320
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL11967727M
ISBN 10	1853980226
ISBN 10	9781853980220
OCLC/WorldCa	29185638

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The Prescribed Drug Guide - A Holistic Perspsective In this title from Dr Stephen Gascoigne he provides clearly presented information about prescribed drugs that is readily accessible and relevant in everyday practice. It is a comprehensive source of . a. Simply take the drugs as prescribed until your follow-up visit, and do not worry about the effects. b. This is dependent on a variety of factors, such as the drug, absorption, age, comorbidities, and so on. c. You can assume the drugs are in your system as long as you are feeling better. d. Drugs remain in the system for approximately 24 hours.

[email protected] provides features not available in the Orange Book, including: tables of therapeutic equivalents grouped by product. tables, grouped by product, showing over . Barkley & Associates, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. AANP Provider Number Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP Complementary and alternative medicine therapies fall into five major categories, or domains: Alternative Medical Systems. Alternative medical systems are built upon complete systems of theory and practice. Often, these systems have evolved apart from and earlier than the conventional medical approach used in the United States.

  What Is Complementary, Alternative or Integrative Health? Many Americans take both dietary supplements and prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Sometimes, these drugs and supplements may interact in harmful ways. It’s important to tell all your health care providers about all dietary supplements and drugs you take. The nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics a.k.a. “Z-drugs” (sleeping pills) are commonly prescribed, yet most consumers remain uneducated of the risks associated with treatment. Sure they’ll help bypass tough cases of insomnia for a good night’s sleep, but the long-term effects as well as side effects are alarming.   There’s no official list of what alternative medicine actually comprises, but treatments falling under the umbrella typically include acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, Reiki, meditation, massage, aromatherapy, hypnosis, Ayurveda, and several other treatments not normally prescribed by mainstream doctors.