New data released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on bad reactions to drugs show men and women having vastly different experiences.
The most commonly reported adverse reaction to bad drugs for men is death, according to a new database of reports spanning from 2004-2013. Women had a fairly similar number of deaths, just more than 60,000, the Washington Post reported.
The FDA data provide an incomplete picture, but the information underscores serious challenges in delivering safe care and reducing waste in the health-care system. A 2006 Institute of Medicine report estimated that 1.5 million preventable adverse drug events occur each year.
Here are the most common reactions experienced by women, according to the new FDA data:
Nausea
Drug ineffective
Headache
Fatigue
Pain
Dizziness
Vomiting
Dyspnoea
Death
Diarrhea
Malaise
Asthenia
Fall
Artralgia
Anxiety
Pyrexia
Rash
Depression
Insomnia
Myocardial infarction
And the most common adverse reactions for men:
Death
Drug ineffective
Nausea
Dyspnoea
Fatigue
Myocardial infarction
Dizziness
Diarrhea
Pyrexia
Headache
Vomiting
Asthenia
Pain
Rash
Malaise
Depression
Anxiety
Insomnia
Fall
arthralgia






