Hazards on the Horizon

Drug Reactions

 

Since 1998 when the FDA first began to collect drug reaction data, there has been a three-fold increase in injury and death associated with pharmaceuticals (over 100,000 last year). The rule of thumb is 3 prescriptive drugs = 80% chance of unpredictable drug interaction.

 

What to do: Please snap on your “question authority” badge and ask before you ingest any new drug.