<DIV>Adverse reactions to prescription medicines are now a leading cause of death in America. If you are one of the millions who take at least one prescription drug regularly, how can you stay safe?<BR>&#160;<BR>Though powerful treatments, medicines are unpredictable because they don't work the same in everyone, just as chocolate has a different effect on your pet than it does on you. <I>Why Dogs Can&#8217;t Eat Chocolate: How Medicines Work and How YOU Can Take Them Safely </I>bridges the gap between what doctors may assume you know about your medicines and what you actually understand about how to take them safely.<BR>&#160;<BR>Pharmacist and award-winning medical educator Louise Achey has been translating complex and confusing concepts about how medicine works for thirty-four years. From Barney the Bassett hound puppy&#8217;s encounter with chocolate to the three "Ds" of taking medicine safely, Dr. Louise explains in a clear and entertaining way what happens in our body when we take a medicine or supplement. She uses a common question <I>(why is chocolate so dangerous for dogs?)</I> to illustrate why side effects from medicines happen to some of us and not to others, and provides specific proven strategies to help you take your medicine and food supplements safely.</div>