If you feel overwhelmed by the list of potential side effects on your medication, that’s understandable. Drugs, on average, each list a mind-numbing 70 potential drug reactions, researchers say. Such a lengthy list is more likely the product of cautious manufacturers, who want to protect themselves from lawsuits, rather than the inherent dangers of the drugs themselves, the researchers say. But the large number of side effects may make it hard for doctors to know which medications to select for their patients.
