According to a 2010 analysis from the nonprofit Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration received 19,551 reports of deaths linked to prescription and over the counter drugs last year, a 14 percent increase compared with 2008. Six of the most deaths in the ISMP report are listed below. If you have taken any of them, do not stop on your own but ask your doctor if they are safe for you.
Rosiglitazone (Avandia) Used for Type 2 diabetes – It increases the risk of heart failure, bone fracture, heart attacks and stroke. It is involved in 1,354 deaths.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol and generic) and acetaminophen with hydrocodone (Vicodin and generic.) Used for pain and involved in 635 deaths. It is often implicated to intentional overdoses Even modest overdoses can cause severe or fatal liver damage. Some people take higher doses, increasing the risk of liver damage from the actaminophen.
Digoxin (Digitek, and generic). It is used for Atrial fibrillation, for severe pain 506 deaths. Even small doses can be fatal. Batches of digtek (no longer available) and in 2008 and 2009 because the pills were too strong.
Fentanyl (Duragesic, Fentora, and generic used for severe pain, causing 397 deaths. A powerful narcotic, linked to accidental and intentional overdoses and abuse.
Oxycodone (oxycontin and generic used for severe pain causing 251 deaths. It is a powerful narcotic linked to accidental and intentional overdoses and abuse.
Quetiapine (seroquel) Used for Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia causing 248 deaths. It increases the risk of sudden cardiac death, especially when taken at high doses.
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