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Why do we put up with this? Drug/adds OP ED
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RE: Why do we put up with this? Drug/adds OP ED
April 19, 2017 at 11:12 am
I take a medication that carries an FDA black box warning due to life-threatening potential adverse effects. I knew this when I started taking it. However, the serious side effects are rather rare.
By comparison, the condition I have results in premature death with frightening regularity.

I consider the risk worth it. It's a simple risk analysis - the known risk of not taking it exceeds greatly the known risk of taking it. As I understand it, such is the case with all FDA-approved drugs.

There are a lot of problems with the prescription drug industry in this country, adverse effects is way down on my give-a-shit meter. There are far, far bigger issues.
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Why do we put up with this? Drug/adds OP ED - by Brian37 - April 19, 2017 at 8:30 am
RE: Why do we put up with this? Drug/adds OP ED - by Isis - April 19, 2017 at 10:08 am
RE: Why do we put up with this? Drug/adds OP ED - by Jackalope - April 19, 2017 at 11:12 am

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