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Prescription drugs resulting in 250,000 hospitalisations annually

250,000 Australians are hospitalised every year because of  adverse reactions to the drugs they have been prescribed to get better.

250,000 Australians are hospitalised every year because of adverse reactions to the drugs they have been prescribed to get better. Source: Press Association

A new report has found 250,000 Australians are hospitalised every year because of adverse reactions to the drugs they have been prescribed to get better. It is a combination of medication errors, inappropriate use and misadventure. The findings have prompted calls for more prescription checks and balances.


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By Anastasia Tarasova, Gareth Boreham

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A new report has found 250,000 Australians are hospitalised every year because of adverse reactions to the drugs they have been prescribed to get better. It is a combination of medication errors, inappropriate use and misadventure. The findings have prompted calls for more prescription checks and balances.


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