| Sdores 2006-10-18, 4:34 pm |
| I agree with this. Though sometimes, as with crohn's disease, we don't have
a chose to wait. UM MOM Susan
"Myrl" <wisgroup_leader@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm with you Coleah! I suspect most drug reaction issues reaching ERs
> each year, are likely attributable to the misuse, or actual abuse of
> drugs.
>
> I have a friend who worked in various hospital ERs, who told me there
> was an ever increasing number of individuals (usually teens and young
> adults) that are coming in, who overdose on prescriptions, that weren't
> prescribed for them in the first place. In other words, they were
> using them "recreationally". . .
>
> Also there is are folks who self-prescribe or self-medicate.
>
> I have no doubt that many prescription drugs on the market, have
> significant side effects, and adverse reactions associated with them.
> One only need to read the news for incidence regarding them. There are
> also drug allergies, that may not be known prior to the use of a
> certain medication or drug.
>
> But, as health care consummers, it comes down to whether we wish to use
> medications which have some oversight to them, via studies (tainted or
> not), and the FHA. . .or whether we do what some would ask us to do,
> which is to purchase products from the alternative field, which have no
> studies or oversight associated with them.
>
> It gets even dicier if folks are using both prescription medications,
> and alternative remedies together, without counseling or oversight.
> Because alternatives and prescriptions can often interact very
> negatively when taken together.
>
> Personally, I wouldn't want to take a prescription drug that is new to
> the market, unless I was in a dire situation, where it may offer
> significant benefit, for which nothing else is available. I think
> "real" drug trials begin, once a new generation drug has been
> introduced to the market place. Probably to be on the safe side, I'd
> ideally like to wait a minimum of 5 years on the market, before using
> newer medications. The older tried and true generics, or older
> generation drugs, have a track record.
>
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