The Chicago Tribune reports that
The study's authors said that in 2004, 82 percent of the U.S. population reported using at least one prescription drug, over-the-counter medication or dietary supplement, and 30 percent reported using five or more drugs. More effort must be made to prevent adverse events, the researchers said.
The study's database included 63 nationally representative hospitals that reported 21,298 adverse drug reactions among American adults and children treated in emergency rooms during the two-year period.
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