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- Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link - Adverse drug reactions cannot be predicted. Reactions are often unrelated to the condition for which the medication was prescribed. Adverse reaction or withdrawal symptoms can resemble psychiatric illness.
www.april.org.uk
- Drug reaction is developed world's fourth major killer - An alarming finding by Canadian researchers is that adverse drug reactions cause more than 100,000 deaths in the US every year - which makes them the fourth biggest killer, after heart disease, cancer and stroke. This is likely to be an underestimate.
werple.net.au/~antiviv/overs98.htm#DRUG REACTION IS WORLD'S FOURTH MAJOR KILLER:
- FDA Review - An extensive resource on the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices focusing on the Food and Drug Administration. Includes a history, an evaluation of policy, and a bibliography with many links.
www.FDAReview.org
- Glaxo Myodil Legacy - The aim of this site is to expose the cover up of the improper licensing of Myodil by the UK Department of Health and the Medicines Control Agency.
www.maats.actiongroup.btinternet.co.uk
- Lupron Petition - Petition to the FDA from people who have taken Lupron and incurred medical problems after taking the drug.
www.planetkc.com/lupronsurvivor
- Making Medicines Safer - The Need for an Independent Drug Safety Board - From the New England Journal of Medicine. "Currently, after a drug is approved for marketing, we rely on a voluntary reporting system based on the assumption that a drug is safe... It is remarkable that at a time when the technology for collecting and analyzing large amounts of data is readily available, an independent, comprehensive, and systematic program of post-marketing drug surveillance does not exist."
www.nejm.org/content/1998/0339/0025/1851.asp
- MedWatch - The FDA Medical Products Reporting Program - How to report adverse events/reactions to medications, drug products or medical devices to the Food and Drug Administration voluntary reporting system.
www.fda.gov/medwatch
- Polypharmacy - Article describing the harmful effects of taking too many medical drugs at the same time, and criticising the doctors who prescribe drugs as an easy option without taking the time to do a proper diagnosis.
freenet.buffalo.edu/~wnydf/library/polyphar.text
- QED Solutions - We feature a suite of products designed to reduce the risks and hidden dangers associated with drug safety issues. Our applications provide instant access to vital sets of data, as well as analytical tools.
www.qedrx.com
- Quinolone Antibiotics Adverse Reaction Forum - Forum for discussing adverse reactions to Quinolone antibiotics, one of which is Cipro.
www.geocities.com/quinolones
- Rachel's #632: Another Kind of Drug Problem - A medical report in 1998 estimated that adverse reactions to prescription drugs are killing about 106,000 Americans each year - roughly three times as many as are killed by automobiles.
www.sustain.org/Bulletins/getbulletin.cfm?bulletin_ID=48&issue_ID=1228&browse=1&SID=28
- The David Healy Affair - David Healy is an expert in psychiatric medicine. His job offer was abruptly rescinded due to claims he made about Prozac causing suicidal behaviour in a small percentage of cases. Some say this was due to pressure from Prozac's manufacturer. Site contains the contested lecture, letters and a transcript of a documentary.
www.pharmapolitics.com
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Prescription Medications - Resources on prescription drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Includes information about different drugs and partner organizations.
www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Prescription.html
- The National Lupron Victims Network - An independent, international, grass-roots organization comprised of men and women who have taken Lupron and are experiencing medical problems after stopping the drug. Founded in 1993 and includes members from the United States, Canada, Europe and other countries.
www.lupronvictims.com
- The Thalidomide Tragedy - Thalidomide, the drug responsible for over 10,000 human birth deformities, has again reared its ugly head with the appearance of its dreadful effects being passed on to the children of victims.
www.werple.net.au/~antiviv/issue139.htm
- Understanding Toxicity Research - Politics and Ideology - Approximately 8% of all hospital admissions in the U.S. are due to adverse reactions to synthetic drugs. That's a minimum of 2,000,000. At least 100,000 Americans a year die from them.
metalab.unc.edu/herbmed/mediher5.html#c3_1_8
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