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We're all at risk from scary medicine side effects, but we have to weigh the risks with the benefits

  • Written by Greg Kyle, Professor of Pharmacy, Queensland University of Technology
imageWhen should we be warned about drug side effects, and when would it just be deterring us from taking a beneficial medicine for little risk?from www.shutterstock.com.au

Media reports have emerged of psychotic episodes in children brought about by a common asthma medication, Singulair. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), which approves and...

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