Pharmacies filled more than 4 billion prescriptions a year for the 55% of Americans who now take at least one drug and the nearly 12% who take five or more. But all those pills are leaving a lot of devastation in their wake. More than two million side effects are reported and death by prescription is now the fourth leading cause of death. Dr. Neustadt talks about this situation and what you can do to protect yourself from becoming one of these grim statistics.

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Blog mentioned - Death by Prescription and What You Can Do About It

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