Quote Posted in reply to the post by Braggi;41967, in another tread:
/snip/

If someone wishes to continue the discussion, let's start another thread. Let's call it: Ways to Improve Medical Care, Spotlight on Medicine, or something that's more neutral so we can leave the defensive stuff behind and look at the real problems with our medical system with open minds.

I think all our hearts are in the right place. We all want to see a medical care system that treats all of us with respect and wisdom and heals rather than harms. Let's agree to seek out the positive while we illuminate the negative. Let's avoid demonizing the well meaning professionals we all depend on while we work to expose the problems that prevent them from doing the best jobs their training prepares them to do.

-Jeff
Thanks, Jeff!

One suggestion I have is for physicians to ask their patients to bring in all the medicine they have - used and unused - when they come to see their doctor for an office appointment.

This would make it possible to take back unused and outdated medicines for proper disposal and to make sure there are no adverse drug interactions.

Adverse drug interactions are part of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs).

In the US "an estimated 7,000 deaths occur due to ADRs. To put this in perspective, consider that 6,000 Americans die each year from workplace injuries." [ https://www.fda.gov/CDER/Drug/drugReactions/default.htm ]