Seniors Face Risks with All Antipsychotic Drugs
Risks with All Antipsychotic Drugs. For the last couple of years, there have been a lot of questions raised about the cost, effectiveness, and safety of second-generation (or atypical) antipsychotic drugs such as Zyprexa, Seroquel, and Risperdal. However, a new Canadian study has found that older, conventional antipsychotic … [Read more...] about Seniors Face Risks with All Antipsychotic Drugs
Antibiotic Found to Cause Seniors Blood-Sugar Ailments
Patients Taking Gatifloxacin Antibiotic Were At Risk Of High Blood Sugar Levels. Elderly patients taking the widely used antibiotic gatifloxacin were almost 17 times as likely to be hospitalized for very high blood sugar levels and four times as likely to be hospitalized for unusually low levels, a finding that is leading … [Read more...] about Antibiotic Found to Cause Seniors Blood-Sugar Ailments
Drugs Killing Thousands Of Seniors Yearly
Drugs Killing Thousands Of Seniors. A CBC News investigation reveals that Canadian seniors account for 44 per cent of adverse drug reactions causing death that are reported to Health Canada, even though they make up just 13 per cent of the population. CBC’s analysis of Canada’s adverse drug reaction database, obtained … [Read more...] about Drugs Killing Thousands Of Seniors Yearly
