Advertising & promotion of new drugs has been misleading at times; values exaggerated, side effects minimized or hidden.
I think I exaggerated the side effects.
He contended that his colleagues are "incredulous" at how Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has exaggerated the possible side effects of antiretroviral drugs and wrongly suggested that a diet of sweet potatoes and garlic can be as important as antiretrovirals in treating AIDS.
The health minister, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, has been repeatedly criticised for exaggerating their side-effects and for over-emphasising the benefits of nutrition and traditional medicine; her nickname is Dr Beetroot.
Worse, she has sown deadly confusion in the minds of many HIV sufferers by questioning the efficacy of ARVs and exaggerating their side-effects, instead promoting the curative benefits of beetroots, garlic and African potatoes.
The general concern with hepatic disease is that exposure to a drug that is extensively metabolised in the liver will be increased, thereby potentially exaggerating the pharmacodynamic effects and/or side effects.
He blames drugmakers for exaggerating the benefits and minimizing the side effects of patented medicines, and he urges the medical establishment to emphasize cleaner living.
Since adverse side effects of drugs are exaggerated in HCA, the reduced side effects with dendrimer conjugates and suggestions of neuroprotection offer promise for these nanoscale drug delivery systems.
Any other damaging side effects?
