RxISK is not all about bad news. We ask anyone who is having a problem on a drug to think of a possible use to which this problem could be put. We also want people to keep alert to anything they notice after starting a new treatment. It is entirely possible that the right set of observations could lead to a Nobel Prize, or might allow someone to take a use patent out on an … [Read more...] about Nobel Prize, Jackpot Winner or just Savior?
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Marketing CoPilot recognized for helping RxISK.org achieve exemplary marketing results in email marketing
TORONTO, ON — April 29, 2014 – Marketing CoPilot® Inc., a leader in Canada for digital marketing strategy and execution, has received the 2013 All Star Award from Constant Contact® Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than half a million small organizations worldwide. Each year, Constant Contact bestows the All Star Award to a select group of businesses and … [Read more...] about Marketing CoPilot recognized for helping RxISK.org achieve exemplary marketing results in email marketing
Written on Water
Editorial Note: This is a brief synopsis of Dear Luise by Dorrit Cato Christensen - a story of power and powerlessness, and a most extraordinary book. Extraordinary because of the horror it outlines. Extraordinary because of Dorrit's restraint when writing about her daughter. Do things go as badly wrong as this often - yes. Are we doing anything to stop disasters like this - … [Read more...] about Written on Water
Lullaby
Editorial Note: A study published this week suggests that the issue of birth defects on antidepressants rather than suicide or homicide may yet end up as the Mark of Cain by which these drugs are remembered. Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring If that diamond ring … [Read more...] about Lullaby
Is it the Drugs, or the War? Yes.
Author: Johanna Ryan, Labor Activist with Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyers (Chicago) & RxISK Community Advisory Board Member, April 15, 2014 Within hours of Spec. Ivan Lopez’ deadly shooting spree and subsequent suicide in Fort Hood, Texas, the denials started to flow. We learned that yes, he had been to Iraq, but only for four months. He had not been in combat – he … [Read more...] about Is it the Drugs, or the War? Yes.
Get Involved with Team RxISK
Team RxISK takes first big step in England: Get involved With millions of people throughout the world participating in sporting events to raise money for many different causes, who would ever think that prescription drug safety could become a cause worth supporting? Katinka Newman did. Katinka Newman As the first fundraiser in the world for Team RxISK Katinka Newman from … [Read more...] about Get Involved with Team RxISK
Mother’s Little Poisoner
Editorial: There have been some high profile cases recently that may reflect the effects of drugs. A classic modus operandi On March 17th L’Wren Scott hung herself in her Manhattan apartment. She hung herself from a door handle. Hanging with your feet or body on the ground is a classic antidepressant MO when it comes to suicide. Hanging in this way led Pfizer to claim that … [Read more...] about Mother’s Little Poisoner
I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends
This post is written by Dr Richard A. Lawhern Ph.D., site moderator, content author and Resident Research Analyst with “Living With TN”, an online community among Ben's Friends. He is the spouse of a trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patient who has symptoms of both typical and atypical forms of this disorder, with pain on both sides of her face. Since 1996, Dr. Lawhern has researched … [Read more...] about I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends
New Guide to Stopping Antidepressants
The RxISK Medical Team has posted a “final” copy of the RxISK Guide to Stopping Antidepressants. Thanks to all for your feedback on the Guide (originally published as a draft paper) and please continue to provide input for the next version. … [Read more...] about New Guide to Stopping Antidepressants
New Fundraising Initiative for RxISK.org
News Release New fundraising initiative launches this weekend in Hastings to highlight deadly anti-depressant drug side effects A new fundraising initiative is launching on Sunday March 23, 2014 to raise awareness of the potentially deadly side effects of anti-depressant drugs. RxISK.org is the first organisation of its kind to gather and disseminate information on the side … [Read more...] about New Fundraising Initiative for RxISK.org