Doctors 'killing thousands' with the wrong drugs

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Hi all,

 

See below, taken from

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20040702.shtml#4

 

As many as 10,000 patients are dying annually from serious reactions

to prescribed drugs, according to researchers. Research carried out

by doctors at Liverpool University has found that at least one in 16

patients admitted to NHS hospitals has ended up there because of an

adverse drug reaction. The figures also reveal that nearly three-

quarters of the reactions are avoidable, with patients suffering

well-known side-effects that could have been prevented. Researchers

are calling for action to curb the escalating cost and save lives

lost through poor prescribing.

 

Attilio