Mental Floss has a quiz where you try to match 10 popular drug with their warning labels. Sample warnings:
"Babies born to mothers who have taken [this drug] in the latter half of pregnancy have reported complications, including difficulties with breathing, turning blue, floppiness, stiffness, irritability or constant crying."Link"Vision changes, such as seeing a blue tinge to objects or having difficulty telling the difference between the colors blue and green." Also, "An erection that won't go away."
"Some patients tried to end their own lives. And some people have ended their own lives."
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yeah, so, that first option totally says that "babies...reported complications."
so, one of the side effects is precocity?
My personal "favorite" side-effect warning was in a television commercial for anti-depression medication for dogs. Potential side effects included dizziness, nausea and death. Death.
I think I would rather have a sad dog.
"Floppiness"?
I don't want to know, do I, internet?
"Babies . . . have reported complications including . irritability or constant crying"? Impressive. One wonders how a baby would report irritability and constant crying - maybe by crying constantly.
At least one of those is slightly cheap, seeing as accutane is apparently right in the neighborhood of thalidomide with respect to its safety for pregnant women, yet it ISN'T the "don't give to pregnant women" answer.
No one could possibly answer these questions except maybe a pharmacist or dedicated doctor, so what's the point of having a "quiz"?
I got 100% correct. I didn't know how much trivia I retained until now.
I missed 2, for 80%.
That first set of side-effects ("Gas with oily spotting, loose stools, and more frequent stools that may be hard to control.") is like those chips that used Olestra instead of vegetable oil.
Yummm!