Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Side effects of drugs kill thousands

According to official sources in the past three years, 3,000 people have died from the side effects and allergic reactions to drugs. More than 13,000 people have been affected by adverse reaction to medication, but survived thanks to timely medical care. The resulting statistics are reactions caused by drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen. Experts say that these drugs not be the cause of all these cases. Last year in the UK received 964 reports of patients of incidental or allergic reaction to the drug, compared with the previous one, where more than 1000 and 861 in 2004. Number But there are signs that in the majority of cases of drug reactions not reported in the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority). According to a study last year, reportedly 6.5% of hospitalized patients have experienced a reaction to medication, while four out of five cases, drugs were to blame. MHRA urges patients and physicians to report cases of drug reactions to the hotline of the National Health Service (NHS). According to the chief doctor Liam Donaldson (Liam Donaldson), sometimes fatal, side or allergic reactions to the drug is difficult to predict, but some can be avoided. This issue needs further study. Dr. Rein June (June Raine) The MHRA believes that medicine has always been a risk of side effects. But the purpose is the excess of the positive results of the risk. He noted that not prove the reports of adverse reactions to the drug, that the event was caused by him. Other factors such as underlying disease, can the side effects.

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