 This special report that I pitched and shepherded for HealthCentral examines why women and teen girls experience adverse drug reactions (ADRs) at between a third to double the frequency as men do, no matter where they live in the world. Remember, an ADR occurs after taking an Rx or OTC drug AS DIRECTED by a physician or drug manufacturer—these are not accidental overdoses (which are called adverse drug events, or ADEs). The evidence suggests that treating female bodies as default males in many clinical drug trials may be behind the disturbing gender gap. Now, consider that more than 1.25 million ADRs occurred in the U.S. in 2022 (the latest numbers available), with at least 175,000 Americans dying of one that year. What's more, research shows that fewer than 5% of all ADRs are estimated to be reported. So, what is being done to fix the female-ADR problem? Reporter Claire Gillespie does a deep-dive to find out. READ IT HERE.
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This special report that I pitched and shepherded for HealthCentral examines why women and teen girls experience adverse drug reactions (ADRs) at between a third to double the frequency as men do, no matter where they live in the world. Remember, an ADR occurs after taking an Rx or OTC drug AS DIRECTED by a physician or drug manufacturer—these are not accidental overdoses (which are called adverse drug events, or ADEs). The evidence suggests that treating female bodies as default males in many clinical drug trials may be behind the disturbing gender gap. Now, consider that more than 1.25 million ADRs occurred in the U.S. in 2022 (the latest numbers available), with at least 175,000 Americans dying of one that year. What's more, research shows that fewer than 5% of all ADRs are estimated to be reported. So, what is being done to fix the female-ADR problem? Reporter Claire Gillespie does a deep-dive to find out. READ IT HERE.
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