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By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:00:41 +0000

What about vaccinations? Sure, some drugs are dangerous, but do you know what the risks are for that flu shot?? http://jmday.com/?p=41

By: Joe & Terry

Joe & Terry — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:26:42 +0000

We have always worried about dogmatic decrees…such as “DO NOT USE.” There are some people who actually do quite well on Actos for diabetes control or Ultram to relieve pain, but the admonition to avoid such drugs completely doesn’t take that into account.

In addition, we hate to second-guess a doctor. There may extenuating reasons to prescribe a particular medication. One of the appealing factors about http://www.iGuard.org is that a patient can sign a physician up to receive alerts or warnings so that there can be shared decision making.

By: Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:17:28 +0000

Thanks, Joe & Terry! What do you think of the guides published by Public Citizen’s Health Research Group? It costs $15 to subscribe to their site and you then have access to all their background materials, fully searchable. Plus they email alerts whenever there is news. It’s at http://www.worstpills.org.

Is the free site as comprehensive as Worst Pills, Best Pills?