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Editorial Note: One of us had a very successful colleague who over time became more and more anxious and sought advice. It was difficult to see why this person should become anxious suggesting there was a physical factor involved. Repeated physical investigations showed nothing, except low magnesium. The only possibility left seemed to be the PPI, the person had been put on for … [Read more...] about If Anxious Check Drugs: PPIs and Diuretics

Editorial Note: This is not a RxISK Story - it's about preventing RxISK Stories. Those who read RxISK Stories are well aware of the economic might of the pharmaceutical industry (and the medical device industry) and their growing political clout with the government agencies that are supposed to regulate them. Their capture of the U.S. FDA, which operates within a largely … [Read more...] about Medicines are not just a commodity

Editorial Note: This post by John Scheel follow on his Sticks in the Throat and Sticks in the Throat: Boxology posts. The driving force behind these posts - a demand that people should be accountable - can be seen in greater detail in his book Someone gives a S**t (www.johnscheel.com). What John outlines here can be found time and again in the adverse events field - report … [Read more...] about Why You Should Report to RxISK rather than Health Canada or FDA

Editorial Note: This is a Coda to the four posts on davidhealy.org about Sense about Science and AllTrials - Follow the Rhetoric, First Admit no Harm, Follow the Lawsuit and Follow the Patient. It's running here because it attempts to lay out some of the principles behind RxISK. The last post ended on this note: Over 18 months ago, RxISK attempted to open up a debate on the … [Read more...] about We Are the Ninety-Nine Percent

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?

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.

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

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

Editorial Note: No one outside the UK may be paying any heed to the all-consuming debate within Britain about the referendum on the future of Scotland. Everything comes back to this. Corporations have been saying they'll pull out if Scotland leaves the UK (Standard Life) or that they'd prefer if Scotland left (British Airways). The EU have said Scotland would have to wait 5 … [Read more...] about The Macbeth Test

Editorial Note: There will be a post next week on RxISK and DavidHealy.org challenging you to take 'The Macbeth Test' and see whether you should stay in the United Kingdom or not. This is a prequel. Is there a drug for this? Do you need a Statin? Is your heart still beating? Does your child have ADHD and does he need a stimulant? Is he a child? Is your teenager moody … [Read more...] about Ten Drugs Seek Ten Conditions