Drug Reactions: Deaths and serious problems triple in 8 years

Drug reactions: - It's the culprit more often than we're told

Drug regulators and drug companies are prepared to accept that at least 100,000 people in America alone die from an adverse reaction to a drug every y...

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 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...

Case study: Drug risks to immune system

Over four years ago I went to my GP to be fitted with an IUD or coil. It immediately caused great pain and inflammation. My GP refused to remove it...

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...