News tagged with 'FDA and Prescription Medication'

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, combed through 50 million death certificates from 1984 to 2004 and found a 360 percent increase in accidental drug overdoses of prescription medication. Partially to blame is the availability of prescription drugs, especially painkillers. 25 years ago, they were available only in the hospital. Now about a quarter of people exchange them.

Evidence is accumulating against the use of kids cough and cold medications. In CDC data, more than 7,000 kids were rushed to the ER. Data was collected  from 63 emergency rooms in 2004 and 2005.