From simple mix-ups to fatal overdoses, medication mistakes happen, on average, once a day to every hospital patient, a new report says. Nationwide, at least 1.5 million people annually are harmed from drug errors, more than half of them in nursing homes, said the Institute of Medicine report, released yesterday.
Many Unfavorable Drug Studies Aren’t Published. Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature, and nearly all of those happen to show that the drug being tests failed to work.
Only Drugs That are Safe Should be put on the Market. Drug developers are just beginning to come to grips with recent FDA oversight reforms and how they will affect drug safety. But, it appears that industry and consumer advocates are not together on how well the overhaul will be able to prevent future drug safety scandals.
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Barium Side Effects Report #5311751-9
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported BARIUM problem on Apr 26, 2007. Male patient, 59 years of age, weighting 142.9 lb, was diagnosed with scan with contrast and was treated with BARIUM. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
contrast media allergy, feeling hot, groin abscess, haemorrhoids, pruritus, rash erythematous. BARIUM dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with
LIDOCAINE, CODEINE PHOSPHATE AND ACETAMINOPHEN, DICLOFENAC, OMEPRAZOLE. Patient was
hospitalized. Patient recovered.
Barium Side Effects Report #5047819-4
BARIUM problem was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on July 10, 2006. Female patient, 76 years of age, weighting 133.0 lb, was diagnosed with gastric disorder, nasopharyngeal disorder and was treated with BARIUM. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
blood sodium decreased, nausea, weight decreased. BARIUM dosage: unknown. Patient was
hospitalized. Patient recovered.
Barium Side Effects Report #5378096-2
Pharmacist from UNITED STATES reported BARIUM problem on July 02, 2007. Female patient, 94 years of age, weighting 125.0 lb, was diagnosed with diagnostic procedure and was treated with BARIUM. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
abdominal distension, adhesion, diarrhoea, diverticulitis, gastroenteritis escherichia coli, intestinal obstruction, lethargy, pneumonia, vomiting. BARIUM dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with
LISINOPRIL, VITAMIN B, OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID, FUROSEMIDE, SYNTHROID, POTASSIUM ACETATE, WARFARIN. Patient was
hospitalized. Patient died.
Barium Side Effects Report #5455593-2
BARIUM problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 13, 2007. Female patient, 45 years of age, weighting 182.0 lb, was diagnosed with abdominal pain, ovarian disorder and was treated with BARIUM. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
abdominal pain, nausea, pharyngolaryngeal pain, rash, swelling face, vomiting. BARIUM dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with
BARIUM SULPHATE, IV CONTRAST. Patient recovered.
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