You might be interested in a preview of these shocking drug statistics from Do You Really Need That Pill?
- The FDA reported in 2017 that there are 450 deaths in the US each day from adverse drug events and 2500 serious adverse effects daily. Can you imagine the outcry if that many people died or were injured in terrorist attacks or plane crashes every day?
- In 2016, there were 64,000 deaths from drug overdoses, which have topped traffic accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths since 2009.
- $487 billion was spent in 2015 in the United States on prescription drugs, including retail pharmacy sales and those in hospitals and doctors’ offices.
- Pharmaceutical companies spend $14 million each day on advertisements directly to consumers, more than $5 billion a year. The US and New Zealand are the only countries in the world that allow direct-to-consumer drug ads.
Food for thought.