For years, he has fought not only his disease, but also the crippling side effects of the drugs used to treat it.
Another problem could come from Copaxone, an MS drug sold by Teva Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: TEVA - news - people ) that is seen as perhaps less effective, but also has fewer side effects.
's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Lipitor or Merck 's (nyse: MRK - news - people ) Zocor cut the odds of heart attack or stroke in high-risk patients by a third, but they also can cause side effects that destroy muscle tissue and, eventually, the liver.
That drug has not only liver side effects, but also must be injected and can cause painful injection-site reactions.
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When I not only complained of side-effects, but also asked for either a lower dose or a lesser medication?
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To let it rise from zero this year to 55 percent next year seems absurd on fairness grounds, but it would also have severe supply-side effects.
What that means is not only is the regulatory environment more favorable and more likely to approve these products even if they have some side-effects, but also the payer environment is more willing to pay for these drugs.
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But he also has concerns about ibuprofen and its side effects.
In eagerly taking the medication, investors should focus not just on the immediate upside and its durability, but also on the longer-term impact of potential side effects.
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Januvia and Galvus appear not only to spare patients the side effects of older medicines, but also to help preserve the beta cells in the pancreas--the cells that produce insulin, and that often die off in diabetes patients.
There was a problem: T67 passed easily into the brain, a fact that was great for treating brain cancer-- but one that also caused the drug to have toxic neurological side effects at high doses.
It might, but all that money could also have nasty long-term side-effects.
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For chronic migraines, doctors also prescribe beta blockers, antiseizure medications and antidepressants, but they have significant side effects and help only about 50% of patients about 50% of the time.
Replacements for vaccines were also dismissed by the UK and Scottish governments but many homeopaths believe that remedies can help lessen the side effects of conventional vaccination.
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