I'm on a few medications. Over the years I must admit that I trust my doctor's opinion and typically when she writes a script I go immediately to the pharmacy to get the prescription filled.
This can be dangerous.
WHen I think about it...my doctor could be one that's easily persuaded by the pharmaceutical companies and this could be part of a points system that pays for her family trip to Hawaii!
The Crestor lawsuit was brought about when people started realizing that the medication produced by AstraZeneca was causing severe liver damage.
Unfortunately, many times you don't realize these issues until it's too late and the damage has gone too far.
It makes me wonder why it takes so long to get these "miracle drugs" approved by the FDA. Don't the effects take hold in the trials? Or are they simply ignored because the benefits outweigh the risks.
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