How to avoid becoming a casualty of the other Drug War — for profits at the expense of your health:
A striking feature of modern medicine is the debilitating and lethal consequences of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), which rank as one of the top 10 causes of death and illness in the developed world
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With an estimated 2 to 4 million serious injuries each year,drug therapy stands as one of the most significant perils to health resulting from human activity.
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833,076 adverse drug events reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during 2014. …Although drug adverse effects are estimated to account for 100,000 to 200,000 patient deaths and 1 to 2 million hospitalizations each year
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[O]ne in every five [new drugs] eventually caused enough serious harm in patients to warrant a severe warning or withdrawal from the market
Drug companies are supposed to prove safety and efficacy in multiple clinical trials. These are then reviewed by the FDA before approval. So why do we have such a high casualty rate? Cheating.
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