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Is Your Doctor Prescribing Unneeded Drugs?
Is your doctor prescribing drugs that you don't actually need? Is this a surprising concept or have you already experienced this?
Over 25 percent of doctors admit to prescribing medications that likely won't have therapeutic benefits for their patient.
Over 1 million ER visits and 350,000 hospitalizations take place every year in the U.S. caused by adverse drug events.
We see this a lot with patients suffering with Hiatal Hernia Syndrome. The common symptoms of heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and anxiety are frequently prescribed medications despite the patient's heart and lungs…
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