As pharmaceutical use continues to rise, side effects are becoming a costly health issue
- Written by Kevin Dew, Professor of Sociology, Victoria University of Wellington
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The use of pharmaceuticals is on the rise and, globally, the expenses for drugs are projected to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2021.
The ageing of populations is one of the drivers of this upward trend, but...
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