Consumer Reports has published a valuable article identifying common prescription drugs that can be dangerous for older patients. Healthcare consumers over age 65 are more than twice as likely to suffer from adverse drug reactions; the publication lists the following drugs as posing a high enough risk that they should be avoided if possible: Antianxiety [...]
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A list of dangerous drugs — and safer alternatives — for seniors
October 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Ambien · Anti Depression Medication · Anxiety · Ativan · Depression Medication · Drug safety · Flomax · Paxil · Prozac · Valium · Xanax · Zoloft · Zyrtec
Who will take down Big Pharma first — Michael Moore … or us?
June 6th, 2007 · No Comments
We’ve blogged here quite a bit about Michael Moore’s “Sicko” , which we hope will finally take public outrage over the top to force reform of Big Pharma. But I think Moore is really only half the story. The other shoe that’s dropping on Big Pharma is us — the blogosphere and social networks that [...]
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Tags: Ativan · eDrugSearch.com · Pharma bloggers
FDA still trying to scare people away from online pharmacies
February 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
From iTWire: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers about placing orders for prescription drugs over the Internet, saying that recent cases have shown that what was delivered is not what was ordered and is putting people in hospital. In a release, the FDA said it has become aware [...]
Tags: Ambien · Ativan · eDrugSearch.com · FDA · Haloperidol · Lexapro · Xanax