Open letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron

Open letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley on safety of medicines

In an open letter to the PM  a group of clinicians and scientists to expreseds our concern about the escalating problems of drug failures and adverse drug reactions.
Adverse drug reactions have reached epidemic proportions and are increasing at twice the rate of prescriptions
European Commission estimated in 2008 that adverse reactions kill 197 000 EU citizens annually, at a cost of €79 billion
Many studies have shown that animal tests frequently fail to translate to the clinic, with estimates of their ability to predict effects on people as low as 37—50%, or no better than the toss of a coin