• Home
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Remembering Erika
  • Our Current Focus
    • Contraceptive Choices >
      • Be Informed
      • CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICES
      • Things to Know About Contraception
      • CNN Article about Contraceptive Choices
    • Synthetic hormones
    • Video about Blood Clots
    • Video about Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolisms
    • True Stories >
      • Share Your Story
    • Disinformation >
      • What Drug Reps Don't Tell Doctors
      • Drug Company Dishonesty
      • Drug Safety: Changed By One Little Sentence?
      • What Doctors Don't Know About Drugs
  • Media
    • IN THE MEDIA
    • Vanity Fair - Danger in the Ring
    • Katie Utehs/KTVU.com
    • FDA approved NuvaRing despite experts’ safety concerns
    • Marie Claire Article: Is Your Birth Control as Safe as You Think?
  • References
    • RESEARCH
    • Danish Study: NuvaRing has increased risk
    • FDA-funded Study: Increased risk of VTE with the NuvaRing
    • Thrombotic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction with Hormonal Contraception
  • Donate
    • Donate
  • Our Team
  • About Us

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

Read the full article: Did One Little Sentence Just Change Drug Safety Forever?



IMPORTANT: 
Information shared on this website is intended to
enhance (not replace!) discussions with your doctor and other health care providers.