Prescription drug injuries and deaths reach record levels

A watchdog group reports that 4,825 deaths and 21,000 injuries occurred in the first three months of 2008. The drugs heparin and varenicline are cited as the most dangerous. The number of deaths and serious injuries associated with prescription drug use rose to record levels in the first quarter of this year, with 4,825 deaths and nearly 21,000 injuries, a watchdog group said Wednesday.

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