Adverse Reactions: 700,000 people need emergency hospital care every year - Statistic of the week: Every year 700,000 people in the USA need emergency out-patient hospital care following an adverse reaction to a prescription...

The 3 most dangerous drugs: They cause a third of all adverse reactions in the elderly - Just three drugs are responsible for a third of all serious adverse reactions among the elderly. The drugs – warfarin, insulin and digoxin – were 35...

Adverse drug reactions need to be taken seriously - I regularly hear from patients and parents that reporting adverse drug reactions to doctors frequently leads to denial of the association This short...

Adverse drug reactions need to be taken seriously - I regularly hear from patients and parents that reporting adverse drug reactions to doctors frequently leads to denial of the association This short...

Doctors blame drugs for liver problems - Is the drug you are taking liver toxic? Who knows. ...

Drug Safety: It’s not just chemotherapy that causes blood disorder - Agranulocytosis is a serious condition where the body produces insufficient white blood cells, making the sufferer much more prone to infection.

Statins: Doctors ignore patients’ complaints of reactions to drugs - Does your doctor listen when you tell him that you are reacting to a drug he’s prescribed for you? According to a new study, he probably doesn’t. In...

Kidney Failure: The drug you shouldn’t have, but always get - If you sometimes wonder why there are so many adverse reactions to drugs, consider this story.