Noteworthy new website launch – : “Making medicines safer for all of us.”
It’s founded by Dr. David Healy, internationally renowned psychiatrist and author from Wales; Dr. Dee Mangin of New Zealand; Dr. Kalman Applbaum of the University of Wisconsin; Dr. Nancy Olivieri; and
The project’s own description:
“RxISK is the first free, independent website where patients, doctors, and pharmacists can research prescription drugs and easily — identifying problems and possible solutions earlier than is currently happening.”
The site offers these sections:
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- a in which you can “enter the drugs that you are taking to see all the side effects related to violent acts behaviour and thoughts reported to the US FDA and RxISK.”
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a : “Drugs sometimes cause people to have suicidal thoughts and behaviour. It is important to find out if there is a connection between these thoughts and your prescription so that adjustments can be made before you act on drug-induced violent ideas.”
Within the site is Dr. Healy’s blog, which includes recent entries such as:
It includes graphic displays such as this “FDA Heat Map” of reported side effects from a smoking cessation drug:
We’ll be following this site and welcome your thoughts as you visit it.