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Womwomen, pharmaceuticals and mental healthen, pharmaceuticals and mental health. 10-20% of hospital admissions for people over 50 medical ward will have an adr. Adverse drug reactions: review of the canadian literature. 1-2% of people with an adr will die from it. 5% of all admissions to medical wards. Medications are an essential element of health. Products can be marketed unless they are shown to be unsafe. If products cannot be shown to be safe then they should not be marketed what"s happening in drug regualtion: Speed of regulatory approval and changes in regulatory decisions.
