Temple Grandin Quotes

Well, because lots of questions had been raised about the toxicity of the drug, which is very serious.

We must always remember that all medical interventions have risk, and very little can be asserted with 100 percent certainty.

Antibiotics have serious adverse reactions: diarrhea, anaphylaxis, allergies, rashes. We don't give these medications without discussing the risks and benefits and only when they're properly indicated.

Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

I don't take any of the medications I took when I was younger: antibiotics, antacids, aspirin, asthma inhalers, ulcer medication, allergy shots.

When you prescribe a new drug, often you are prescribing something that has only been tested in a few thousand people for a very short period of time, perhaps only six months, and that's not long enough to know whether there are any medium- or long-term side effects.

Any doctor will admit that any drug can have side effects, and that writing a prescription involves weighing the potential benefits against the risks.

I believe in prescription drugs. I believe in feeling better.

If you sit in a position where decisions that you take would have a serious effect on people, you can't ignore a lot of experience around the world which says this drug has these negative effects.

The very first pharmaceutical commercial I ever heard was 15 seconds of the product and 45 seconds of side effects, so I know that this cannot be good for you.

Women should use pain medication only as directed and talk with their doctor about all drugs they're taking, including over-the-counter medications. Store prescription drugs in a secure place and properly dispose of them as soon as treatment is over. And never share prescription drugs with anyone else.

Doctors will prescribe medicines for a particular disease but, as a side effect, those medications will work to prevent dozens of others.

As a former professional patient advocate, I believe prescription drugs are an essential part of high-quality medical treatment, and I supported enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act.

Dr. Jasper didn't care if they got their checkups, their medications.

I confidently affirm that the greater part of those who are supposed to have died of gout, have died of the medicine rather than the disease - a statement in which I am supported by observation.

Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.

It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers.

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it by taking Prozac.

I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.

When you're dealing with a very sick person and you're doing something to them, an intervention, be it a procedure or a medication, safety is critical.

Insurance companies want to make sure that you stay on your medicine.

The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.

Drug discovery is terribly expensive, just to find out how one drug could or could not work and all its side effects.

I do think that we are an overmedicated society.