The Times reports that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), which regulates all drugs, is planning on giving a "suicide rating" to new drugs licensed for use in Britain. 10 years ago, Roche swore up and down that
Roaccutane, an acne drug mentioned below, had no link to suicide. 26 people are now said to have killed themselves in Britain whilst taking Roaccutane.
European regulators are also to require pharmaceutical companies to include a comprehensive suicide assessment into trials of new medicines.
Medicines to treat acne, swelling, heartburn, pain, obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol, bacterial infections, smoking and insomnia have all been associated recently with psychiatric problems.
There have been warnings about the potential side-effects of Acomplia, an antiobesity drug, Roaccutane, an acne treatment, and Champix, an antismoking medication, which together have been prescribed to more than 60,000 patients in Britain.
The Times reports that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), which regulates all drugs, is planning on giving a "suicide rating" to new drugs licensed for use in Britain. 10 years ago, Roche swore up and down that Roaccutane, an acne drug mentioned below, had no link to suicide. 26 people are now said to have killed themselves in Britain whilst taking Roaccutane.
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All I can say is that it is about time that any government took this step to demand more accountability.
What about the recent British study saying that for most antidepressants work no better than placebos? What about the Swedish study of all female suicides in 2006 that showed that 52% had filled a prescription for antidepressants within 180 days of their death?
As the director of Novus Medical Detox, I daily see the ravages caused by prescription drug addiction created by doctors prescribing it to their patients and then the patients either continuing to obtain it or purchasing these drugs on the internet or the street. Probably the worst of these drugs is OxyContin–legal heroin.
Pain is real. I have had to deal with it much of my life first from polio and then from two surgeries. However, there are alternatives to painkillers and they must be tried first. Let’s not treat the symptoms but the cause.
Prescription drug addiction is an epidemic and we must do everything we can to stop it before it overwhelms us. Education is a must. Detox and rehab are the only solutions for people who are addicted and have decided that they must change their lives.
Steve Hayes
http://novusdetox.com
Detox may be the solution getting support from the GP is the bigger problem i have been on methadone for four years since being an ex heroin addict.i sought help from the community drug team they have now introduced me to methadone (my new addiction). i have applied to pay for and follow Detox 5 proggramme as featured on tv.My GP will not sign my referal form because of lack of knowledge on this programme. CDT will not support me either. so where do i get help and support? anybody reading this do not believe methadone will help you as CDT will tell you it is really the same as heroin addiction, but a lot harder to give up.
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