Nurses for Human Rights

The underbelly of the pharmaceutical industry is exposed and vulnerable to litigation as mounting evidence grows that informed consent leaves out crucial side effects from the majority of drugs on the market. This article from Pharmalot indicates a social concern for how much and how often drugs are put on the market with known side effects-the most hidden being death. In an editorial from US RECALL NEWS, pharmacist Larry Gohlbom states,”The attorneys in our country have a history of bringing about safer products and protecting our citizens. This is a challenge to attorneys everywhere that an opportunity is being missed. I hope this post will help creative people understand that the opium plant, the same opium plant that has devastated societies for the last 5,000 years, has raised its influence once again in our lifetime. The drug companies call them pain killers. The addict calls them roxies, oxys and blueberries.” This really is the heart of the matter. To protect more patients and trusting consumers from addicting, harmful, and debilitating side effects of drugs, Legal Nurse Consultants, Nurse Attorneys, and Malpractice Attorneys in general should spearhead a movement that will impact our future society for the better. Curb the proliferation of damaging drugs in our society. Offer a milder alternative even if it’s not as effective as a pharmaceutical but gains some relief of a medical condition, and for god’s sake stop damaging our children with psychotropics.

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