Women have good reason to be wary of prescription drugs after decades of poorly-tested drugs from thalidomide 50 years ago to HRT now. A new book tackles women and drug policy in Canada. Barbara Mintzes is one of the contributors to The Push to Prescribe. She talks about what happens when pharmaceutical companies advertise directly to women.
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