From simple mix-ups to fatal overdoses, medication mistakes happen, on average, once a day to every hospital patient, a new report says. Nationwide, at least 1.5 million people annually are harmed from drug errors, more than half of them in nursing homes.
Many Unfavorable Drug Studies Aren’t Published. Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature, and nearly all of those happen to show that the drug being tests failed to work.
Only Drugs That are Safe Should be put on the Market. Drug developers are just beginning to come to grips with recent FDA oversight reforms and how they will affect drug safety. But, it appears that industry and consumer advocates are not together on how well the overhaul will be able to prevent future drug safety scandals.
Advertisements
Tiki RSS feed for articles
- Ingredient Labeling: What's in a Food?
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:20:00 +0100)
Mr. Doodle can call his hat whatever he likes. Pasta makers, however, have long had to be very specific about what they call "macaroni."
- 'Daily Values' Encourage Healthy Diet
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:19:00 +0100)
If you haven't added "DV" to your vocabulary yet, you probably will before long.
- 'Nutrition Facts' to Help Consumers Eat Smart
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:18:00 +0100)
Susan Thom, of Parma, Ohio, knows how important it is for people to know the number of calories from fat they eat each day.
- Good Reading for Good Eating
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:16:00 +0100)
It may not have the power of a Pulitzer prize-winning novel or the luridness of a checkout counter tabloid, but the new food label still promises to make for good reading.
- LASIK: To See or Not To See, That is the Question
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:07:00 +0100)
- How Ya Doing?
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:06:00 +0100)
- When Snoring Isnâ??t Just Snoring
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:03:00 +0100)
- Sound Advice About Age-Related Hearing Loss
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0100)
The popular notion that older people are "hard of hearing" is often true. Hearing loss occurs gradually in most people as they age.
- Joint Replacement: An Inside Look
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:59:00 +0100)
Turn on the TV and there is golf legend Jack Nicklaus extolling the virtues
of his hip replacement. Still competing on the links, Nicklaus is among the
growing number of people in the United States each year who have a hip joint
replaced. So is rock star Eddie Van Halen, who was 43 when he had his hip replaced
in 1999, the same year as Nicklaus.
- Helpful Treatments Keep People With Arthritis Moving
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:57:00 +0100)
Few people with arthritis would be willing to stop taking a medication that
works, especially when nothing else has. But what if joint pain and stiffness
are inevitable if you don't take the medication, yet heart problems could occur
if you do?
Health Experts answered these questions:
My wife has arthritis,quite severe. if she sustains a bruise or a cut the results last for weeks or even months. she bruises badly with the slightest...
I was up last night having to use the bathroom with diarrhea for about an hour. This morning i woke up and i felt like i was going to throw up and i h...
Do You Have a Health Question about Rifaximin? Ask a Health Expert!
Vaccine Safety
Community-reported Rifaximin side effects:
Add Your Side Effect to the Community Database
Help Community - Describe Your Rifaximin Side Effect
Have You dealt with a Rifaximin side effect? Share your experience
Review Rifaximin Safety Reports submitted to FDA
Total
Rifaximin reports: 3.
Rifaximin FDA safety alerts: No.
Reported hospitalizations: 2.
Take
Rifaximin Side Effects Survey,
Discuss Rifaximin with others
FDA Reported Rifaximin Side Effects: dyspnoea, throat tightness, local swelling, dysphagia, scrotal swelling, oedema peripheral, thrombocytopenia, rectal haemorrhage, lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage, hepatic cirrhosis, colitis.
More About Rifaximin.
If you have questions about Rifaximin, you can ask
a Health Expert or
Ask Patient Community about Rifaximin.
Rifaximin Side Effects Report #5444384-4
Physician from UNITED STATES reported RIFAXIMIN problem on Sept 04, 2007. Female patient, 84 years of age, was diagnosed with gastrointestinal infection and was treated with RIFAXIMIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
dysphagia, dyspnoea, local swelling, throat tightness. RIFAXIMIN dosage: 400 MG THREE TIMES DAILY PO. During the same period patient was treated with
DIGOXIN, FERROUS SULPHATE, LEVOFLOXACIN, LIDODERM, PANTOPRAZOLE, VERAPAMIL, SIMVASTATIN. Patient recovered.
Rifaximin Side Effects Report #5378409-1
RIFAXIMIN problem was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on July 02, 2007. Male patient, 53 years of age, weighting 194.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy and was treated with RIFAXIMIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
dyspnoea. RIFAXIMIN dosage: 200 MG TID, ORALLY. During the same period patient was treated with
VIT B, LASIX, FOLIC ACID, SPIROLACTONE. Patient was
hospitalized. Patient recovered.
Rifaximin Side Effects Report #5378409-1
Physician from UNITED STATES reported RIFAXIMIN problem on July 02, 2007. Male patient, 53 years of age, weighting 194.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy and was treated with RIFAXIMIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
dyspnoea. RIFAXIMIN dosage: 200 MG TID, ORALLY. During the same period patient was treated with
VIT B, LASIX, FOLIC ACID, SPIROLACTONE. Patient was
hospitalized. Patient recovered.
