8 Drugs Doctors Would Never Take

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8 Drugs Doctors Would Never Take

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Advair

 

It's asthma medicine that can make your asthma deadly. Advair contains the

long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) salmeterol. A 2006 analysis found that regular

use of LABAs can increase the severity of an asthma attack. Researchers

estimate that salmeterol may contribute to as many as 5,000 asthma-related

deaths

in the United States each year.

 

Avandia

 

Diabetes is destructive enough on its own, but if you try to control it with

rosiglitazone, better known as Avandia, it could cause a heart attack. A

study found that people who took rosiglitazone for at least a year increased

their risk of heart failure or a heart attack by 109 percent and 42 percent,

respectively.

 

Celebrex

 

This painkiller has been linked to increased risks of stomach bleeding,

kidney trouble, and liver damage. And according to a 2005 study, people taking

200 mg of Celebrex twice a day more than doubled their risk of dying of

cardiovascular disease. Those on 400 mg twice a day more than tripled their

risk.

 

Ketek

 

This antibiotic, which has traditionally been prescribed for

respiratory-tract infections, carries a high risk of severe liver side effects.

In February

2007, the FDA limited the usage of Ketek to the treatment of pneumonia.

 

Prilosec and Nexium

 

The FDA has investigated a suspected link between cardiac trouble and these

acid-reflux remedies, although they did not find a " likely " connection. But

whether this is true or not, they can raise your risk of pneumonia, and result

in an elevated risk of bone loss. The risk of a bone fracture has been

estimated to be over 40 percent higher in patients who use these drugs

long-term.

 

Visine Original

 

These eye drops “get the red out†by shrinking blood vessels. Overuse of

the active ingredient tetrahydrozoline can perpetuate the vessel

dilating-and-constricting cycle and may cause even more redness.

 

Pseudoephedrine

 

This decongestant, found in many drugs, can raise blood pressure and heart

rate, setting the stage for vascular catastrophe. Over the years,

pseudoephedrine has been linked to heart attacks and strokes, as well as

worsening the

symptoms of prostate disease and glaucoma.

 

Sources:

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