Which can lead to patient deaths and complications:
Some patients, they said, were undoubtedly dying as a direct result of incorrect prescribing, and many others were having their conditions worsened or were suffering unnecessary complications. It was estimated that between five and 10 per cent of hospital admissions were a result of adverse drug reactions – most of which were avoidable.
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Was it not just the other day that we heard that pharmcists were the ones with marginal utility in the modern day healthcare environment?
No. That was TRIAL LAWYERS who were of marginal utility in the modern healthcare environment.
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