英国官方调查部门国立审计办公室(NAO)发现,数以万计的药物不良反应没有被报道。此外,发布的安全信息经常没有传递给需要它们的人。 NAO刚刚完成了对英国药物管理局(MCA)的调查。NAO称,2002年英国医生报道了1.9万例可疑的药物不良反应,其中一半以上情况严重,3％出现死亡。但是这只是冰山一角。它仅占 The National Audit Office of the United Kingdom’s official investigation department (NAO) found that tens of thousands of adverse drug reactions have not been reported. In addition, published safety information is often not passed on to people who need them. NAO has just completed its investigation of the British Medicines Agency (MCA). NAO said that in 2002 British doctors reported 19,000 suspected adverse drug reactions, with more than half of them in serious condition and 3% of them dying. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. It only accounts for