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Searching for Side Effects

By MELINDA BECK Published at February 2 Views 225 Comments 2 Likes 4

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You're taking a new medication and have dry mouth and feel dizzy.

Want to know how many other people have reported those side effects—and how your drug compares with similar drugs?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has millions of such "adverse event" reports, ranging from fatigue to fatal heart attacks, for thousands of prescription drugs dating back to 1969. But the information hasn't been readily accessible—until now

Read the full article at wsj.com Bullet-go~193754b0357b9819177de2890c558fa6

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Blue Eyes
Blue Eyes March 21 at 8:20   
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The ONLY pharmaceutical drug I am willing to take is insulin. I am becoming more and more adamant about this the more I learn about the "Big Pharmas". They are interested in mostly money not our good health.
Caliafiosgram62
Cali­afio­sgra­m62 March 20 at 7:23   
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I don't mind the idea of searching for side effects, but I'm not sure if I want to know them before I start on the script. Sometimes the mind can play dirty tricks on me and make me think something is happening when it really isn't - but I expect it. It's like my body is saying OK, you can imagine what the side effects will feel like.

Now if I start feeling funny, maybe then I check things out in that respect. But I usually let my system decide if there is a problem before I go looking for one.

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