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HB NEWS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Former Oakville MP and drug safety advocate Terence Young has released a new book, which seeks to teach people how to get information they need to make safe choices when it comes to taking prescription S. Young said "Forbidden Knowl- edge: A Self-, Advocate's ‘Ss Guide to naging Your cription Drugs" is tl of 23 Young went on to note that anyone can experience an ad- verse reaction to a prescription In the book, he calls on people to become empowered as patients and challenge their doctor on the prescriptions they He said people s! should be ask- ing their doctors questions like "Do I really need this drug?" and pat will happen if I don't take thane ‘said d ques- he years of work he has done pro- moting prescription drug safety. In the book, Young challenges the reader to get past the idea that a drug is completely safe simply Decalise the government allow: n the market and doctors we seribe it. “That's not even close to being true. Drugs harm people all the time," said f'Young. “What is believed to be a safe drug can be transformed into a deadly drug by the presence of certain foods or other drugs or conditions or even natural health products.” ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 5 +100 GIFT CARDS TO HELP WITH SPRING CLEANING! 0 tion to ask is whether the drug is being prescribed "off label,” which means unapproved for the way it will be “They need te to ook a whole se- ries of questions, so they're really informed about the true risk they’ re facing,” said youre will no ‘help patients dectober what he calls "pharma-speak," so they can better understand what a pharmacist or doctor is telling them. For example, he said, the arnil “discontinuation syn- ing drome" that some drugs have is 3 SCAN QR CODE TO ENTER Author and former Oakville MP Terence Young held a signing fot Graham Paine/Metroland r his latest book, "Forbidden Knowledge," at the Indigo location at the Burlington Centre mall on March 4. just a fancy way of saying "with- drawal." Young argued that knowing more about the drugs they are taking, including possible ad- verse effects, will not any help patients understand the but will prepare them so if one of these adverse effects begins to happen, they can recognize this FORMER MP RELEASES BOOK ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAFETY : and immediately notify their doc- § “Young's de desire fos see patients § more very personal San His 15-year-old daughter va? nessa aicd of a heart arr! in 2000 after suffering an adverse reaction to a prescription drug. Since that time, Young has unded Drug Safety Canada to aavocate for safe prescription £202 ‘El eb way hop Sanu. | m2 2013, during his time as Oak- ville MP, Young introduced the Protecting Canadians from Un- safe Drugs Act (Vanessa's Law), which gave the federal gov ment more power to take unsafe prescription medications off the market. Young's book “Forbidden shelves since Feb. 21 and can be found at Indigo, Chapters or ama- zon.ca. "Anyone who takes prescrip- tion drugs will benefit from read- ing this book," said Young. "I be- lieve it will reduce injuries and save lives." Ton April 28,2023. Lit Kim MacKay, 8a. REALTOR Direct: (905) 599-9745 Email: kit il.com REX’ ESCARPMENT REALTY INC., www.ki Enjoy the Downtown Oakville Lifestyle! Suite 404 - 100 Lakeshore Road East, Old Oakville Gorgeous 2 Bdrm+Den+2 Baths corner suite with a 40’ Garden Terrace in prestigious The Granary. Open-concept great room with two walk-outs to the private Terrace + windows facing Oakville Harbour. 24-hr Security, Indoor Pool, Exercise Rm. Walk to shops, restaurants, or stroll by historic homes and lakefront! $1,349,900. Call Kim for details (905)599-9745 woo"uoy}EYyapIsUt