You and Your Meds: Are They Safe?

Last night a friend and I went to a panel discussion on prescription medication safety. The panel included Dr. David Healy, Dr. Terence Young and Sholom Glouberman.

David Healy is my research idol so I was very giddy and so excited to hear him speak in person! Also, as many of you know my experience with prescription drugs has not been the greatest. Whether that be suicidality caused my antidepressants/antipsychotics or aggression and agitation induced by birth control, attending discussions such as You and Your Meds validates my experience with prescription drugs which has been very empowering.

The panel was great and the Q&A was also amazing! I was live tweeting and here are the tweets so hopefully you can all get an idea of what was said. When my colleague puts the video online (she filmed it) I’ll share it with you also.

Dr. Terence Young, MP Oakville

Terence Young: shows examples of young people who passed away due to #prescriptiondrugs being #carelesslyprescribed

#Marketing has become more important to #BigPharma - Terence Young

The only difference between a #drug and a #poison is #dosage- Terence Young

#Patients are #blamed not the #drug - Terence Young

Good people created controlled drug trials but the #drugcompanies took over- David Healy

#Patients and #doctors observations of #medication are not treated the same -David Healy

Dr. David Healy

#Drugcompanies are #dismissing #patients and sending them to their#doctors - David Healy

David Healy asks that we all participate in #rxisk.org and build a #databaseof #drugsideffects

#Evidencebased is not #databased #medicine - David Healy

#Drugcompanies understand the importance of #chronicdisease to #sell#drugs - Sholom Goluberman

We want a system that is #patient and #family centered – Sholom Glouberman

#Patients need to be involved in their #healthcare -Sholom Glouberman

#Patient #perspective is #critical! – Q&A

Sholom Glouberman, Patients Association of Canada

The #magic should come from the #doctor and the #patient working together not the #pills - Q&A

#Stop #treating #disease and treat the #person - Q&A