But every dose, delivered in America, comes with a stern warning of its potential side-effects.
It is worth bearing in mind that if you read any patient information leaflet, the list of potential side-effects is usually extensive and often makes alarming reading.
The chairman of the BMA's general practitioner's committee, Dr Laurence Buckman, said doctors always have to balance the risk of major complications from swine flu with the potential side-effects of anti-virals.
Those groups argue that the treatment and the potential side effects -- such as memory loss and brain damage -- are serious enough to merit a thorough review.
Statins are among the safest drugs on the market, but in patients at very low risk of heart attack, their potential muscle- and liver-damaging side effects become more worrisome.
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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Novartis is confronting such concerns head-on with large clinical trials that try to tease out potential side effects and will take the rare step of directly comparing Prexige, formerly known as Cox-189, to both Celebrex and Vioxx.
One child had multiple seizures after complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) were used instead of anti-seizure drugs due to concerns about potential side effects.
For instance, AstraZeneca's (nyse: AZN - news - people ) Seroquel is often used for its sleep-promoting or calming effect. (see: " Antipsychotic Prescribed as Sleeping Pill") Eli Lilly 's (nyse: LLY - news - people ) Zyprexa has even been used in rare cases in patients with anorexia--one of the drug's potential side effects is weight gain.
Sensing the inevitable side-effects of any military intervention in the Sahara, which had the potential to push back home the Islamist problem, the Algerian government has tried for a long time to promote a negotiated solution to the stalemate in northern Mali.
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