Crystal Foretia
Sep 6, 2017

Jane Brody: Opioids Aren’t the Only Pain Drugs to Fear

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Rachna Shah
Sep 7, 2017

This is a really great point that Brody makes: "...patients should read the label on any drug they buy, and always tell their doctors truthfully what and how much of a drug they are taking that was prescribed by another doctor or purchased over the counter."

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