By Michael Dorausch, D.C.
A new study suggests that newly approved drugs are resulting in more harmful side effects than drugs from the past. The study appeared in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
According to the study, a review of 25 years of unexpected and harmful side effects of prescription drugs found that 10 percent had been taken off the market or required new warning labels to inform the public about dangerous adverse reactions.
Among some of the medications taken off the market in the past few years are the heartburn drug Propulsid, the diabetes drug Rezulin, and Lotronex. All were taken off the market in 2000.
According to the study’s lead author, the data showed that many serious drug reactions are detected in the years after a drug enters the market. “Millions of patients are exposed to potentially unsafe drugs each year.”
According to an article in the Washington Post, the drug industry’s trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has called the JAMA study “misinformed and misleading.” But others, despite FDA assurances, believe that the risks from taking drugs are getting much worse instead of better.
It should not be too tough to figure this out: those who take more drugs, are at greater risk. Choose a lifestyle that is not dependent on medication (whether pushed or prescribed) and you will be walking a safer path to better health.
Washington Post: New Drugs Called Riskier Than Old – Study Says Harmful Side Effects Spurred Warnings, Withdrawals
JAMA: Timing of New Black Box Warnings and Withdrawals for Prescription Medications – Recently approved drugs may be more likely to have unrecognized adverse drug reactions (ADRs) than established drugs.
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ABC NEWS: Study: New Drugs Have Side Effects
Yahoo!: Up to 20% of Drugs May Cause Unexpected Problems
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