Study Suggests Patients Unaware of Potential Side Effects of FDA-Approved Drugs

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In a trial of nearly 3,000 participants, researchers found 25 percent of participants mistakenly believed the FDA approves only drugs without serious side effects, and more than one-third mistakenly believed that the FDA approves only “extremely effective” drugs, according to a Dartmouth College release.

Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the medication safety study.

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