Serious Drug Reactions Affect Half Million Kids
Serious Adverse Drug Reactions. An emerging study, appearing in October’s Pediatrics, suggests that serious adverse drug reactions affect over 500,000 children each year, according to the Associated Press (AP). In many cases the children require hospitalization, said the AP. The AP pointed out that children under the age … [Read more...]
Medical Mistakes, Drug Reactions Threaten Children
Medical Mistakes Injure 1 in 15 Children. Medical mistakes and adverse reactions to drugs injure 1 in 15 children admitted to the hospital, a new study finds. That study, published in the journal "Pediatrics", found that more than 540,000 kids were subjected to the wrong drugs, accidental overdoses and unfavorable reactions every … [Read more...]
Drug Reactions Send 700,000 People to ER a Year, Study Says
Drug Reactions Send Thousands Of Americans To ER. Bad reactions to prescription drugs send 700,000 Americans to emergency rooms each year, according to a new federal study providing the most detailed look yet at the problem. The report, appearing today in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., said allergic reactions … [Read more...]
RADAR Finds Drug Reactions
Fatal Drug Reactions. Researchers in Chicago reported Wednesday they have found a large number of previously unknown and often fatal reactions to 14 commonly prescribed drugs and to drug-coated cardiac stents. The report in the Journal of the American Medical Association is one of the results of an independent pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
