patients getting drug doses that are too high
April 2000
There's a lot of talk these days about patients getting drug doses that are too high. This is due to a recent book and several articles in the lay press.
Experts estimate that more than 75% of adverse drug reactions are dose-related...and occur in patients taking STANDARD doses.
There is a reason for this unfortunate situation.
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