Das Nachschlagewerk, das in jeden Haushalt gehört
#Der Apotheker
Von Aspirin bis Zink / From Aspirin to Zinc: What They Don‘t Put on the Packet. The Truth About Our Pharmaceuticals
256 pages
Autumn 2025
The latest book from SPIEGEL bestselling author #DerApotheker
Entertaining and science-based: a host of surprising and new facts on the most common pharmaceuticals
A Reference Book That Belongs in Every Home
Should I take paracetamol if I have a headache from drinking too much? Will a melatonin spray really help with my sleep problems? What impact do secondary phytochemicals have on health, and why ought we not to take them as nutritional supplements? #DerApotheker has encountered questions like these, and all sorts of everyday questions about pharmaceuticals and health, time and time again. In this book, he provides the answers – and they’re concise, based on a foundation of expertise, and easy to understand. Why shouldn’t children take aspirin? What are the advantages of Naproxen over Ibruprofen for period pain? Why are nutritional supplements from the shop just as good as those from the chemist?
In concise, everyday language, we learn everything we need to know about side effects, contraindications, the right way to take our medicines – and when expensive remedies are just a waste of money.