Prescribed drug mishaps send millions to hospital

URL:  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/06/13/prl20613.htm

.... 4.5 million ambulatory visits each year are related to adverse drug events.

.... Regardless of what prescriptions your doctor thinks you need, its probably too many.

.... The referenced article gives advice for reducing the risk of adverse reactions. They're okay, but insufficient.

.... I suggest working with your doctor and pharmacist to STOP using unnecessary drugs. There are two categories of drugs that have no usefulness - and which are responsible for significant harm.

..... 1) Statins (cholesterol lowering drugs)

..... 2) PPIs (drugs that block stomach acid production

.... Of course, there are others. Stop these two, though, and I guarantee the number bad reactions will plummet.

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