Pill Popping Questions 'Save Your Life'

Filmmaker/Consumer Health Advocate Takes Her Message to 'O Magazine'.

Madison, WI (PRWEB) June 29, 2007 -- Filmmaker and consumer health advocate Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau was asked to write an article for O, The Oprah Magazine after spending the last several years educating consumers and prescribers about the questionable marketing tactics of the drug industry. Now appearing in the July edition, Slattery-Moschkau's article provides critical questions to ask your doctor about prescription drugs.

The article entitled, "Curiosity can save your life," also shares the harrowing story of a woman who wishes there had been better communication between herself and her doctor.

"I was thrilled to work with O Magazine on this issue because the article offers patients a simple and practical solution regarding the critical issue of poor patient/doctor communication," said Slattery-Moschkau. "In essence, these are the kinds of questions that can mean the difference between life and death."

This important article comes right as Slattery-Moschkau's newest film PERx was released to prescribers and consumers online at www.perxinfo.org last week. An informative and engaging documentary that examines the FDA, pharmaceutical marketing strategies and drug industry influence on prescribing practices of health care providers, PERx features interviews with renowned opinion leaders such as Jerry Avorn, MD of Harvard Medical School and Joel Lexchin, MD of The World Health Organization.

Slattery-Moschkau's personal mission is to educate through entertainment. Her previous films, Side Effects (starring Katherine Heigl) and Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety, are used as important resources for consumers, health organizations, doctors and medical schools across the country. She also tackles critical health and prevention issues on her nationally syndicated radio show The Kathleen Show.

News organizations like the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, The Economist, and Atlantic Monthly, as well as more than 100 other media outlets worldwide have turned to Slattery-Moschkau for real advice on how people can become better consumers of prescription drugs and take control of their health.

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