71. Emanuel said no other survey has polled cancer patients on their attitudes toward assisted suicide and euthanasia, other than a small and flawed Canadian study. 72. FDA officials said it was important to educate doctors and patients on the severity of the risk posed by the drug. 73. Fire exits were blocked by patients on stretchers. 74. Gawreluk noted that many patients on Medicare have also moved into managed-care plans. 75. Half of all patients on tenidap experienced some side effects, mainly gastrointestinal difficulties, similar to those with currently sold NSAIDs, Chen said. 76. He said the study was the first assessing post-heart attack patients on ramipril, although studies on other ACE inhibitors have found similar results. 77. He said that in one recent study, researchers had found that patients on Prozac were more likely to complain of increased aggression than patients on an older antidepressant. 78. High liver enzyme levels, found in routine tests of patients on the drug, can be a sign of liver damage. 79. Health plans must disclose such incentives to patients on request. |