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Archive Home > 2011 > June > 16 > Side effects of long warning labels

Side effects of long warning labels

Overlabeling can make decisions on prescriptions more complex

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
June 16, 2011

When a TV commercial for a prescription drug starts to list the side effects, do you tune out? Do you even bother reading the package insert that comes along with the medication?

The lists of potential side effects of drugs have swelled to considerable lengths as pharmaceutical companies list....

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