Despite the oh-so-cheesy title, this book tackles some challenging topics. It is not for light, bedside reading and in some ways reads more like a science textbook. There were numerous contributions from medics and patients who explore the traumatic side effects that can arise from being prescribed the wrong medication. A look at the untimely ends of Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Elvis Presley and the damage that medical prescriptions can do becomes easier to assess. Some of the passages could be graphic; take the case of the drugged up young girl who was on medication when she heard voices say ‘cut yourself’ (she wasn’t a schizophrenic). Prescribed medication has a dark side: whether the book sensationalises Panorama- style is for the reader to decide, but this should be a warning for anybody who has ever overdosed on their Prozac prescriptions.