There's A Little Yellow Pill

He won an Oscar: Best Supporting Actor. It was accepted by surviving family members, because Heath Ledger died from legally prescribed drugs whose combined risks were unknown to him. It happens... 600 Americans die every day.

The FDA calls them ADE's (Adverse Drug Experiences) including:

1) an undesired side effect like those you hear in disclaimers at the end of commercials
2) the lack of a desired effect, i.e. the drug fails to do what it’s supposed to do, and
3) paradoxical effects where a drug may actually aggravate the condition it was supposed to treat.

You'd expect the Food & Drug Administration would want to know about ADE's, and they do... for animals. If you Google "ADE drugs" (without the quotes) the first site that comes up is that of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine Adverse Drug Experience Reporting program.

Fortunately, humans reading this can go to PharmaSURVEYOR, a site which allows you to examine the side effects of commonly prescribed drugs, to search for the likely culprits for ADE's you experience, or to examine interactions of drugs you take.

Create a safety survey of your own drug regimen.

It's Free. No log in required.