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» Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link    Adverse drug reactions cannot be predicted. Reactions are often unrelated to the condition for which the medication was prescribed. Adverse reaction or withdrawal symptoms can resemble psychiatric illness.    http://www.april.org.uk/

» Antibiotic Dosages    Dr. Greene answers a parent's question about antibiotic dosages and why the prescribed amount may differ from one infection to the next.    http://www.drgreene.com/21_826.html

» FDA Review    An extensive resource on the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices focusing on the Food and Drug Administration. Includes a history, an evaluation of policy, and a bibliography with many links.    http://www.fdareview.org/

» Lupron Petition    Petition to the FDA from people who have taken Lupron and incurred medical problems after taking the drug.    http://www.planetkc.com/lupronsurvivor/

» Making Medicines Safer - The Need for an Independent Drug Safety Board    From the New England Journal of Medicine. "Currently, after a drug is approved for marketing, we rely on a voluntary reporting system based on the assumption that a drug is safe... It is remarkable that at a time when the technology for collecting an    http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/339/25/1851/

» MedWatch - The FDA Medical Products Reporting Program    How to report adverse events/reactions to medications, drug products or medical devices to the Food and Drug Administration voluntary reporting system.    http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/

» Polypharmacy    Article describing the harmful effects of taking too many medical drugs at the same time, and criticising the doctors who prescribe drugs as an easy option without taking the time to do a proper diagnosis.    http://www.wnydf.bfn.org/library/polyphar.text

» Quinolone Antibiotics Adverse Reaction Forum    Forum for discussing adverse reactions to Quinolone antibiotics, one of which is Cipro.    http://www.geocities.com/quinolones/

» Rachel's #632: Another Kind of Drug Problem    A medical report in 1998 estimated that adverse reactions to prescription drugs are killing about 106,000 Americans each year - roughly three times as many as are killed by automobiles.    http://www.sustain.org/Bulletins/getbulletin.cfm?bulletin_ID=48&issue_ID=1228&browse=1&SID=28

» The David Healy Affair    David Healy is an expert in psychiatric medicine. His job offer was abruptly rescinded due to claims he made about Prozac causing suicidal behaviour in a small percentage of cases. Some say this was due to pressure from Prozac's manufacturer. Site contain    http://www.pharmapolitics.com/

» The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Prescription Medications    Resources on prescription drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Includes information about different drugs and partner organizations.    http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Prescription.html