• Clinical therapeutics · Jan 1998

    Review

    Balancing risks versus benefits in drug therapy decisions.

    • L Lasagna.
    • Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
    • Clin Ther. 1998 Jan 1; 20 Suppl C: C72-9.

    AbstractThe regulation of foods and drugs in the United States has repeatedly been increased in response to unjustified marketing claims or instances of dramatic harm from these substances. Because drugs are never safe or effective for everyone, the guiding principle for physicians should be to use pharmaceuticals in such a way as to maximize benefit and minimize harm.

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