Study Questions If Use Of Narcotic Painkillers Are Causing Unnecessary Harm To Elderly
If you ever needed proof that there's no such thing as a 'safe' drug, check out a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine conducted by Daniel Solomon. The results of the study were discussed in a New York Times article, "Narcotic Painkillers May Pose Danger to Elderly Patient, Study Says," and the overwhelming conclusion was that narcotic painkillers put seniors at an increased risk for: bone fractures, heart attack and death compared to milder, over-the-counter pain relief medications such as Advil and Motrin. In reaching its conclusions, the study analyzed the records from a group of...
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New Government Reports Provide Further Evidence Of Avandia's Dangers
New reports to be issued following a Senate investigation and results from a clinical trial appear to further solidify the dangers associated with Avandia (rosiglitazone). As cited by The New York Times, the reports conclude that if Avandia patients switched to a similar diabetes drug, Actos, approximately 500 heart attacks and 300 cases of heart failure could be avoided every month. These recent studies are just the latest in an extensive series of studies that have been critical of both the side-effects associated with Avandia and GlaxoSmithKline's knowledge of the health risks when it aggressively marketed the drug. The Senate...
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