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...

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...

New drugs - New profits for old product - Most new drugs are simply old drugs with a bit of window dressing to justify double the price tag. Yet, the dangers multiply from these novel twists a...

Say no to new drugs - When your doctor reaches for his prescription pad, possibly the most important question you can ask is the age of the drug he’s about to prescribe you...

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...

New drugs: - Keeping those profits rolling in - The drugs industry thrives on novelty. Claims for the great new wonder drug fuel shareholder interest, which in turn pushes up the share price. Bett...

Drug Reactions: Deaths and serious problems triple in 8 years - The annual rates of serious adverse reactions and deaths from a prescribed drug have almost tripled since 1998.