About The People's Pharmacy® and the Graedons
In 1976, when The People's Pharmacy® was originally published, it was one of the first books providing drug and health information to consumers. It went on to become a number one best-seller. Since then, Joe and Terry Graedon have written many more books in The People's Pharmacy® series.
In addition, Joe and Terry write The People's Pharmacy® syndicated newspaper column, which is widely distributed in the United States and abroad, and they also co-host an award-winning health talk show that airs weekly on over 500 stations through public radio, the InTouch Radio Reading Service, and the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
The Graedons are frequent guests on television news and information programs to discuss issues relating to drugs, herbs, home remedies, vitamins and related health topics. Appearances include public television, Dateline NBC, "20/20," "Extra," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Good Morning America," "CBS Morning News," and "NBC Evening News with Tom Brokaw."
The People's Pharmacy® got its start in 1972 in a small village in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, where Terry was doing research in medical anthropology. Joe began writing a book to explain medications in an easy-to-understand, friendly style. His master's degree in pharmacology from the University of Michigan and his teaching experience with medical students prepared him for this undertaking.
Terry completed her doctoral degree from the University of Michigan and the Graedons moved to Durham, NC. Terry taught at the School of Nursing and the Department of Anthropology at Duke University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in medical anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Joe has taught at Duke University School of Nursing and the UCSF School of Pharmacy and is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Pharmacy, where he also serves on the Board of Visitors.
Joe has served as a consultant to the Federal Trade Commission on nonprescription drug advertising and is a member of the Society for Neuroscience. He received the Medical Self-Care award for The People's Pharmacy. Terry belongs to the American Anthropological Association and the Society of Medical Anthropology.
The Graedons were awarded the Silver Award for public affairs from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. They also received the "Health Headliner of 1998" Award from America Talks Health for "superior contribution to the advancement of medicine and public health education."
Joe and Terry were named Ambassadors of the City of Medicine in 1999 and were the 1999 Harriet Cook Carter Distinguished Lecturers for the Duke University School of Nursing.
On May 12, 2006, the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of the Long Island University awarded Joe the honorary title of Doctor of Humane Letters.
Joe And Terry's Core Values And Beliefs
Joe and Terry are guided by these values in all their work:
- Respect for people's ability to make informed decisions about their health
- Honesty and integrity in communication and actions
- Care, compassion and fairness as the guiding principles for all institutions serving people
Books by Joe and Terry Graedon
- The People's Pharmacy® #2
- (Avon, 1980)
- Joe Graedon's The New People's Pharmacy® #3: Drug Breakthroughs of the '80s
- (Bantam, 1985)
- Totally New and Revised The People's Pharmacy®
- (St. Martin's Press, 1985)
- 50+: The Graedons' People's Pharmacy® for Older Adults
- (Bantam, 1988)
- Graedons' Best Medicine: From Herbal Remedies to High-Tech Rx Breakthroughs
- (Bantam, 1991)
- Aspirin Handbook: A User's Guide to the Breakthrough Drug of the '90's
- (Bantam, 1993) with Tom Ferguson, M.D.
- People's Guide To Deadly Drug Interactions
- (St. Martin's Press, 1995, 1997)
- The People's Pharmacy®: Completely New and Revised
- (St. Martin's Press, 1996, 1998)
- Dangerous Drug Interactions
- (St. Martin's Press, 1999)
- The People's Pharmacy® Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies
- (St. Martin's Press, 1999)
- Best Choices from The People's Pharmacy®
- (Rodale Press, 2006)
Also by Joe Graedon
- The People's Pharmacy®
- (St. Martin's Press, 1976)
- No Deadly Drug
- (Pocket Books, 1992)
a novel by Joe Graedon and Tom Ferguson, M.D.