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Thanks to this email newsletter sent by homemade medicine by Dr. Charles Silverman.
We all know that all drugs have positive effects (that they remove the causes and symptoms of the disease) and:
SE: side effects, the negative effect on the body that could be toxic or cause undesireable on the body
Contraindication - when the drug could not be administered
Drug interaction - possible potentiating effect when given concomittantly with other drugs
Some drugs cause toxicity, other diseases and even death. Many deaths being monitored in US were not caused by primary causes but due to iatrogenesis: by the MDs and the procedures/drugs that were administered.
There are certain drugs that are deadly; some are still in the market, especially in the LDC, where their local FDA are not strict (or could be bribed to look the other way) Some have been withdrawn from the market like Crestor.
Quote from the article:
Most of the drugs are deadly to the liver since this is where the drug is metabolized. One such common medicine is the pain killer acetominophen.
In the United States, approximately 2000 cases of acute liver failure occur annually and prescription drugs account for over 50% of them (39% are due to acetaminophen, 13% are idiosyncratic reactions due to other medications). Drugs account for 2-5% of cases of patients hospitalized with jaundice and approximately 10% of all cases of acute hepatitis."
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The Ten prescription drugs that could kill you
By Charles Silverman N.D.
A Newsletter from HomeMade Medicne.com
http://www.homemademedicine.com
81 Totolochee Dr. Hialeah, FL 33010
Volume IX, Number 1
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In This Issue
I Welcome
II Introduction to effective Prescription drugs.
III Drugs withdrawn from the market
IV Deadly weight loss drugs
V Cholesterol Drugs a sure killer
VI Urgent Update
VII Final thoughts
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Introduction to defective Prescription drugs
Prescription drugs are an important cause of liver injury. More than 900 drugs, toxins have been reported to cause liver injury, and drugs account for 20-40% of all instances of fulminant hepatic failure. Approximately 75% of the idiosyncratic drug reactions result in liver transplantation or death. Drug-induced hepatic injury is the most common reason cited for withdrawal of an approved drug. The manifestations of drug-induced hepatotoxicity are highly variable, ranging from elevation of liver enzymes to fulminant liver failure.
In the United States, approximately 2000 cases of acute liver failure occur annually and prescription drugs account for over 50% of them (39% are due to acetaminophen, 13% are idiosyncratic reactions due to other medications). Drugs account for 2-5% of cases of patients hospitalized with jaundice and approximately 10% of all cases of acute hepatitis.
Drugs withdrawn from the market
In the last few years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn 2 drugs from the market for causing severe liver injury: bromfenac and troglitazone.
Bromfenac (Duract), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), was introduced in 1997 as a short-term analgesic for orthopedic patients. Although approved for a dosing period of less than 10 days, patients used it for longer periods. This resulted in more than 50 cases of severe hepatic injury, and the drug had to be withdrawn in 1998.
Troglitazone (Rezulin) is a thiazolidinedione and was approved in 1997 as an antidiabetic agent. Over 3 years, more than 90 cases of hepatotoxicity were reported, which resulted in withdrawal of this drug.
Other drugs that have significant limitations of use because of their hepatotoxic effects are:
Tienilic acid, a diuretic.
Pemoline (Cylert), used for attention deficit disorder was withdrawn from US market on March 2005. Side effects include: hepatic dysfunction, ranging from asymptomatic reversible increases in liver enzymes to hepatitis, jaundice and life- threatening hepatic failure. There have been reports of aplastic anemia, convulsive seizures; it may precipitate attacks of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; dyskinetic movements of the tongue, lips, face and extremities; mild depression; dizziness; increased irritability; headache; and drowsiness.
Felbamate (Felbatol), an antiepileptic used for complex partial seizures; side effects: anorexia, headache, insomnia, liver failure, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, blood disorders.
Zileuton (Zyflo), indicated for asthma; side effects: stomach pain, joint pain, chest pain, constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, fever, gas, headache, insomnia, increased liver enzymes, muscle pain, nausea, nervousness, pain, urinary tract infection, vaginal irritation, vomiting weakness, irritation/infection of eyelids, lymph node disorder, low white blood cell count, neck pain/rigidity.
Tolcapone (Tasmar), used for Parkinson disease; side effects: excessive tiredness, decreased blood sugar, anorexia, chest pain, confusion, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, upper respiratory tract infection, falls, fatigue, gas, hallucinations, headache, nausea, orthostatic hypotension, (low blood pressure upon standing or rising), sleep disorder, abdominal pain, fainting, vomiting, heartburn, excessive sweating, muscle cramps, dyskinesia (involuntary, jerky movements), hyperkinesia (increased and possibly uncontrolled movements), hypokinesia (decreased muscle movement), discoloration of urine, excessive dreaming, loss of balance.
Trovafloxacin (Trovan), an antibiotic;
Benoxaprofen, an NSAID; side effects: stomach pain, angina, constipation, cough, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, low blood pressure, impotence, insomnia, nausea, nervousness, orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure upon standing or rising), vomiting.
Deadly weight loss drugs:
A study on Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) a disease that destroys the lungs found that the diet drugs fenfluramine (Pondimin) and dexfenfluramine (Redux) may have deadly side-effects. The study reports a clinical observation of unusual and serious heart-valve damage in 24 women using fen-phen, with five patients requiring open-heart surgery and another eight developing pulmonary hypertension, a sometimes fatal disease of the heart and lungs.
In its one year on the market, Redux generated sales of $ 255.3 million. The FDA received reports before and after the withdrawal that cited Redux as a suspect in 123 deaths. The drug has been withdrawn from US market.
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Cholesterol Drugs a sure killer
Crestor (rosuvastatin) cholesterol-lowering drug lowering the "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol in the blood was approved in August 2003, FDA concluded it was safe for use.
In 2004, Public Citizen Consumer group petitioned the FDA to immediately remove Crestor from the market because of safety concerns, including Crestor deaths reported after life-threatening instances of rhabdomyolysis developed. Rhabdomyolysis is a condition that breaks down the muscle cells and releases them into the bloodstream, resulting in toxic effects to the kidney. Crestor had been linked to around two-dozen instances of rhabdomyolysis and kidney failure or damage, including a Crestor death of a 39 year-old woman because of kidney damage and rhabdomyolysis.
Crestor has been compared to Baycol cholesterol-lowering drug, which was removed from the market in August 2001. Baycol is linked to at least 100 fatal cases of rhabdomyolysis and a high number of lawsuits.
However Crestor still in the market today and FDA has done nothing to protect us against the side effects of this drug.
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Urgent Update
June 1, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after an extraordinary delay, has announced that Able Laboratories of Cranbury, NJ, is conducting a nationwide recall of all of its manufactured drugs -- mostly generic prescription drugs, including drugs containing acetaminophen.
The FDA had been aware of the Able Laboratories recall since Monday May 23 but failed to take any action until late Friday afternoon as the Memorial Day weekend got underway.
It's hardly the first time Able has run into quality-control problems. Able recalled a batch of the blood-pressure treatment atenolol earlier this year because the pills were subpotent and would only stay stable for six months, along with various drugs used to combat the nausea that comes with chemotherapy because of impurity and stability failures, according to the FDA.
In January, the company recalled a large group of metronidazole capsules for adult acne because they were mislabeled.
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Final thoughts
As you can see Prof Jorge your health and life are at stake here and the companies that manufacture these drugs do very little to protect you, to the contrary they systemically conceal information in an effort to keep sales up. The agency that is suppose to help and protect you reacts very slowly even after hundreds of deaths have been reported, this may be caused by the intense lobbing done by big pharmaceutical companies dumping millions of dollars in our politicians lap.
We have to remove these deadly and chemical filled drugs from our lives, we cannot expose our children to these dangers.
I urge you to stop and think about this, you don't have to become the next victim. All the conditions we just mention can be treated using natural remedies
By treating yourself and your family naturally you will be giving all of you a chance to a better life and health.
Feel proud of yourself every time you heal a loved one with your own home made remedies, and get peace of mind knowing that side effects like the ones you have seen in this letter will never be a threat to you and your family ever again. Please visit the www.homemademedicine.com web site and get your copy of the HMM e-Book today you still have time.
And remember that any drugs that you might be using or giving your children today could be recalled in the future for causing side effects or even death.
Act now!
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