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Dear Doctor: Is it risky to take recently approved drugs before side effects are well known?
Dear Doctor: Is it risky to take recently approved drugs before side effects are well known?
Dear Doctor: Is it risky to take recently approved drugs before side effects are well known?

Published on: 04/21/2025

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Your cardiologist knows you, and although they might not know every new drug, they can look up the potential harms from the studies that got the drug approved and apply them to you. Getty Images.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you offer any general advice on how patients should weigh the risks versus benefits when they are prescribed a drug that lists many potentially serious side effects? I once had a specialist suggest that I do a trial of a drug for a noncardiac issue, but my cardiologist cautioned me not to chance it because both my heart status and age put me in a higher risk category for the specific drug.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/04/dear-doctor-is-it-risky-to-take-recently-approved-drugs-before-side-effects-are-well-known.html

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