Tuesday, May 5, 2009

ARE WE DRUG NATION???

Did you know American physicians write 4,000,000,000 prescriptions a year and the United States accounts for nearly 50% of worldwide pharmaceutical spending?

That the Institute of Medicine states that preventable medication errors result in 7,000 deaths in hospitals each year and tens of thousands in out -patient settings?

And that the FDA admits that 80% of all new drugs they approve offer no substantial improvement over time tested drugs already on the market?

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