Drug Marketing Techniques May Be Risking Patient Safety

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" The author believes that the systems for reporting adverse drug

reactions must be improved and suggests using the very same effective

drug marketing techniques to do this. For example, laws in the US

already compel TV adverts to instruct patients experiencing negative

side effects to report their symptoms to the FDA. This could be

expanded to include campaigns dedicated to drug safety monitoring.

Kao concludes by saying that the only drug monitoring system that

will minimise unknown risks must involve all the key players in

healthcare, including doctors, regulatory bodies, drug companies and patients. "

<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081202191317.htm>http://www.scienc\

edaily.com/releases/2008/12/081202191317.htm

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

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