Dangerous side effect of common drug combination -- Paxil and Pravachol -- discovered by data mining
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
A widely used combination of two common medications may cause unexpected increases in blood glucose levels, according to a new study. Researchers were surprised at the finding because neither of the two drugs -- one, an antidepressant marketed as Paxil, and the other, a cholesterol-lowering medication called Pravachol -- has a similar effect alone.