Fatal Drugs, Uneducated Patients

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I have been taking aspirin for ten years then in January 2009 had to have a stent put in one of the major arteries of my heart,I still take 100mg with Plavix each morning,and now have a hissing sound in my head,whih wakes me up,,also if I sleep on either side,It is so painful.
can anyone help me?

Isabella Trayner of NJ 6:40PM April 10, 2009

I take 6 prescription drugs for arterial blockage . There is no way that I know of to compare the inter action of these drugs, IE a computer program on the WEB in witch you type in all the drugs you take and it makes a comparison on health results.

Thomas Adams of NY 1:57PM March 28, 2009

I think that doctors prescribe way too much medication without considering all the side affects of all the drugs interacting. My main doctor is always sending me to other doctors that all want to prescribe another drug to my list. I am ready to stop taking all of it. I am a type 11 diabetic with high blood pressure and high cholesterol with many other ailments, and every time I go to a doctor, it is always the same thing.......wanting to put me on a new drug. Well what about all the side affects of mixing all these drugs for me to take, especially since my diabetes is usually outta control. I read that the BYETTA medication was killing people, but still my doc wanted to put me on that too. I am fed up with the whole medical drug world we live in!

Carol Cosgrove of FL 4:29PM December 02, 2008

Richard In Florida.
You are telling the truth. My husband was a victim of our corrupt health care system. Statin medication killed him last Aug. Doctros will not admit that it was the cause of Zocor. Elected and appointed Officals are influenced by the medical profession, healthcare industries, hospitals and of course the pharmaceuticals. I have tried to contact many advocate groups but I find that they are also a shiil for the polticians and are not for the general public. I live in New Jersey and in the winter in Florida, neither state will report errors made by his doctros, especially the medication errors.State and federal represtatives do not care either, they just ignore the issues.

Lillian -Florida New Jersey of FL 4:09PM August 03, 2008

The pharmaceutical industry "educates" doctors in the art of telling patients what they must take. The doctor, and media promotions such as the ads in USN&WR, is the only source of pharmaceutical information for most patients. If the doctor fails to adequately inform the patient about the medications' dangers, then the doctor should accept responsibility for the deadly consequences. The problem is that the medical industry considers the consequences of pharmaceutical misuse to be the patients' personal responsibility, as implied in the article. Other than some interesting statistics about the large number of patients who are killed each year as a result of using doctor-prescribed pharmaceutical products, the article offers nothing new.

richard of FL 8:30PM July 30, 2008

I think this is a very pertinent article. This has nothing to do with pharmaceutical manufacturers. As a pharmacist, I see this ignorance about meds all the time. When you ask a person what meds they are on, they can't even name them "it's a small,white pill". It is no surprise to me that the incidence of med errors in the home have gone up. When you try to counsel people about their meds, they ignore you and ask why it's more expensive than the last time they filled it. It's all about how cheap they can get them. You get what you pay for-if you want to get your prescription at Walmart, be prepared to wait 4 hours and don't expect to be told how to take and what to avoid in the way of other meds,herbal supplements,etc.

Mary Scott, RPh, CGP of MI 3:17PM July 30, 2008

Comarow is a shill for the pharmaceutical industry. Junk articles like this one waste my time, which is why I prefer to read them free online instead of paying for magazine subscriptions. What a ripoff!

richard of FL 9:56AM July 30, 2008