Did One Little Sentence Just Change Drug Safety Forever?

Excerpt from the article:  Did One Little Sentence Just Change Drug Safety Forever

In the case of NuvaRing, we note that, “ of the thirty drugs evaluated by AdverseEvents that are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy, NuvaRing has the fourth highest RxScore score. This signifies an above average level of risk compared to those other drugs.”

That statement – “This signifies an above average level of risk compared to those other drugs” – seems innocuous, but it’s not.

In fact, it’s quite revolutionary.

Posted below is a screen shot of our RxScore comparison for drugs indicated for the prevention of pregnancy. You can see all of the drugs that have a lower (safer) RxScore and the few that have a higher (riskier) score:

 

RXScore Bar Chart of safety of various birth control

Posted above is a screen shot of RxScore comparison for drugs indicated for the prevention of pregnancy. You can see all of the drugs that have a lower (safer) RxScore and the few that have a higher (riskier) score:

 

Source: http://rxview.adverseevents.com/did-one-little-sentence-just-change-drug-safety-forever#.U0DxQVxaRjS

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Did One Little Sentence Just Change Drug Safety Forever