FDA Announces 20 Dangerous Drugs You Should NOT Be On

A 2007 federal law requires the FDA to disclose all its investigations into reports of possibly drug-related adverse events. The first of this series of quarterly reports has been released. It includes adverse events reported between January 1 and March 31, 2008.

Here's the list of drugs and the adverse events that have been reported:

1. Arginine Hydrochloride Injection (R-Gene 10) -- Pediatric overdose due to labeling and packaging confusion
2. Desflurane (Suprane) -- Cardiac arrest
3. Duloxetine (Cymbalta) -- Urinary retention
4. Etravirine (Intelence) -- Hemarthrosis (blood in a joint)
5. Fluorouracil Cream (Carac) and Ketoconazole Cream (Kuric) -- Adverse events due to name confusion
6. Heparin -- Anaphylactic-type (life-threatening allergic) reactions
7. Icodextrin (Extraneal) -- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
8. Insulin U-500 (Humulin R) -- Dosing confusion
9. Ivermectin (Stromectol) and Warfarin -- Drug interaction
10. Lapatinib (Tykerb) -- Hepatotoxicity (liver toxicity)
11. Lenalidomide (Revlimid) -- Stevens-Johnson syndrome (a deadly drug reaction)
12. Natalizumab (Tysabri) -- Skin melanomas (deadly skin cancer)
13. Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) -- Overdose due to labeling confusion
14. Octreotide Acetate Depot (Sandostatin LAR) -- Ileus (bowels not moving)
15. Oxycodone Hydrochloride Controlled-Release (OxyContin) -- Drug misuse, abuse, and overdose
16. Perflutren Lipid Microsphere (Definity) -- Cardiopulmonary reactions (lung/heart problems)
17. Phenytoin Injection (Dilantin) -- Purple glove syndrome (discoloration, pain, and swelling of the hand that may lead to amputation)
18. Quetiapine (Seroquel) -- Overdose due to sample pack labeling confusion
19. Tebivudine (Tyzeka) -- Peripheral neuropathy (tingling or numbness in the extremities)
20. Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers -- Cancers in children and young adults

Curing Disease Means Finding Health

If you make drugs a last option, not a first choice, you will have taken a major step in the right direction.

For example, all of the following conditions can be treated or prevented with LIFESTYLE CHANGES, yet if you go to a typical doctor, you will likely be prescribed a potentially dangerous drug instead:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Insomnia

I realize that it takes a massive shift in thinking to realize that your body can heal itself, and that often drugs only hinder the process. But I can’t stress enough the importance of the most basic principle of HOW to resolve an illness: finding the underlying cause of the problem. Masking it with a drug that lessens your symptoms does not fix anything.

Disease can only be resolved by addressing its root cause.

What many people fail to realize is that it is possible to maintain optimal health by simply avoiding unnecessary drugs and by understanding the fundamentals of good nutrition and exercise, which include:

• Eliminating sugar and most grains
• Eating unprocessed, high-quality foods, organic if possible, right for your nutritional type
• Eating your food as close to raw as possible
• Consuming enough omega-3 fats
• Exercising regularly