There are many roads one can travel on within the world of medicine. Some take their training down the pathway of clinical practice and patient care. Other will steer themselves toward the scholarly street of science and studies. A few apply their brains to the boulevard of books and blogs. And some head straight for the Interstate and become internationally recognized … [Read more...] about The Honest Apothecary: Pharmageddon, RxISK.org, and an interview with Dr. David Healy
Daily Mail Online: Could your medicine give you a drink problem?
The disturbing side-effects even the manufacturers don't know about By Jerome Burne Published: 23:50 GMT, 22 April 2013 | Updated: 06:41 GMT, 23 April 2013 Several years ago, Anne-Marie Cook, a 40-year-old health care assistant from Surrey, was prescribed the antidepressant Seroxat after she’d become anxious and withdrawn following the death of her father. Within a … [Read more...] about Daily Mail Online: Could your medicine give you a drink problem?
Maclean’s magazine: There’s a pill for that
A B.C. class-action suit against the makers of Paxil is putting the spotlight on a controversial issue: the growing use of antidepressants during pregnancy. ...Yet a rising chorus of researchers is questioning Motherisk’s stance on SSRI use in pregnancy. One of the most vocal is psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist David Healy, director of the North Wales department of … [Read more...] about Maclean’s magazine: There’s a pill for that
RxISK’s SoS Zone: Symptoms on Stopping
[Note: The current version of the Withdrawal Zone works differently than described below.] Birth of the SoS zone Backed into a corner by Panorama's Shelley Jofre in 2003, GSK's Alastair Benbow was faced with an accusation that GSK's Paxil - Seroxat was addictive. No it's not he said. He had a snag though, he couldn't use the words withdrawal or dependence, as to most people … [Read more...] about RxISK’s SoS Zone: Symptoms on Stopping
Trouble stopping your meds? New tool from RxISK can help
Editorial Note: Following a redesign of the website in 2015, the Symptoms on Stopping Zone mentioned in this article now works differently. You can search for withdrawal related side effects in the Drugs A-Z section. Side effects can be reported using the main “Report a Side Effect” function. Free online tool to research and report prescription drug side effects on … [Read more...] about Trouble stopping your meds? New tool from RxISK can help
BBC Radio: The Prozac Economy
Prozac is 25 years old. It has been taken by over 40 million people around the world and made billions of dollars for Eli Lilly, the company that created it. But does it work? And what effect has the promise of a "happiness pill" had on society? Will Self examines the legacy of the so-called 'wonder drug'. As he sets off on a personal exploration of the conflicting and … [Read more...] about BBC Radio: The Prozac Economy
Sudden Cardiac Death: Vanessa’s Story
Editorial Note: This post is excerpted from After the Error: Speaking Out About Patient Safety to Save Lives by Susan McIver, Ph.D. and Robin Wyndham. © 2013 Susan McIver and Robin Wyndham. Published by ECW Press Ltd. ecwpress.com Special recognition The day after Terence Young’s 15-year-old daughter, Vanessa, suddenly died on March 19, 2000, he began his journey to find out … [Read more...] about Sudden Cardiac Death: Vanessa’s Story
Lipitor from 1997
Editorial note: This post is by Dr. Duane Graveline, Author of Lipitor Thief of Memory (referred to in an earlier post), and other books. The original of this post is on his website. Dr. Graveline has sent this account of what can be found in FDA's Medwatch system for Lipitor. RxISK makes data like this available for free and in easy to use form. It lets you explore what might … [Read more...] about Lipitor from 1997
Autism Awareness Day: Antidepressants in Pregnancy
Editorial Note: This post is by Adam Urato MD, the Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, as well as a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He cares for pregnant women on a daily basis. Autism rates are on the rise, with the latest report from the US Centers for Disease … [Read more...] about Autism Awareness Day: Antidepressants in Pregnancy
Dr. David Healy reviews Bad Pharma
RxISK founder Dr. David Healy reviews Ben Goldacre’s Bad Pharma Toronto, Ontario — Psychopharmacologist and world-renowned drug safety expert Dr. David Healy of RxISK.org reviews Dr. Ben Goldacre’s best seller Bad Pharma. Healy praises many aspects of the book: “It will be accessible to anyone interested in health and its politics. It strikes the right note of outrage. It … [Read more...] about Dr. David Healy reviews Bad Pharma