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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 23 > Medication-linked deaths set a record

Medication-linked deaths set a record


October 23, 2008

The number of deaths and serious injuries associated with prescription drug use rose to record levels in the first quarter of 2008, with 4,825 deaths and nearly 21,000 injuries, a watchdog group said Wednesday.

Those numbers represent a nearly threefold increase in deaths from the previous....

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