December 19, 2019 at 1:25 pm
New akathisia awareness ads sponsored by MISSD have arrived in subway stations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The ads were strategically chosen to run in December to reach residents and international travelers during the peak tourism season.
MISSD hopes “people who may be suffering from akathisia, or have a relative or friend showing akathisia symptoms, will see the ads and specifically mention the possibility of akathisia upon hospital admission, ” said MISSD founder, Wendy Dolin
Read more about MISSD’s NYC ad campaign here.
December 18, 2019 at 3:57 pm
It’s a busy holiday season and many families are preparing for long-distance road trips. Make sure to ask your doctor if any prescription medications you are taking can impair driving. Over-the-counter drugs can do so, too.
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December 16, 2019 at 4:48 pm
Another important article about drug safety from the New York Times today. It’s good to see this topic in the news. Get the full story here.
December 16, 2019 at 11:54 am
MISSD is glad to see drug safety covered in today’s New York Times. Read the article here.
December 10, 2019 at 1:14 pm
A new study finds pharmaceutical products rushed through an expedited FDA approved process are “48% more likely to get either a black-box warning or to receive contraindications that restrict the drug’s use.”
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December 6, 2019 at 1:56 pm
“Older adults prescribed more medications are likely to be hospitalized for an adverse drug reaction. Moreover, adverse drug events account for more morbidity and mortality than most chronic diseases, with death rates higher than many common cancers,” state authors Dee Mangin of McMaster University and Doron Garfinkel of Israel Cancer Association.
Their research addresses the widespread effects of inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy (IMUP).
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December 5, 2019 at 1:36 pm
“After examining side effects that were conveyed to the regulator for five widely used medicines — two different types of arthritis treatments, an antipsychotic, and a blood thinner — just 1% of an estimated 276,000 serious adverse events had been reported in 2017.”
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December 4, 2019 at 9:56 am
MISSD, JCFS Chicago and No Shame on U are partnering to provide suicide loss and community grief support made possible by JUF’s Breakthrough Fund. If you’re in the Chicago area, please know all are welcome to join our drop-in support group.
Meeting dates are: January 23, February 27 and March 26 from 7 to 8:30 pm and held at 5150 Golf Rd., Skokie, IL. Click here for more info.
November 27, 2019 at 11:44 am
FAA releases new medication list designed to help passengers and pilots be safer given that “some drugs may compromise a pilot’s ability to control the aircraft and/or adversely affect judgment and decision making.”
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November 25, 2019 at 2:13 pm
Veterans may benefit from a new tool designed by the VA to reduce polypharmacy and related adverse drug effects. Polypharmacy can lead to dangerous drug interactions and currently “no standardized approach exists to holistically examine a patient’s complete medication profile, identify potentially inappropriate medications and determine which medications are compatible, safe, necessary and indicated.”
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