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Four common meds send thousands of seniors to hospital - 11/26/2011 1:29:12 AM   
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An estimated 100,000 older Americans are hospitalized for adverse drug reactions yearly, and most of those emergencies stem from four common medications, a new study finds. The four types of medication -- two for diabetes and two blood-thinning agents -- account for two-thirds of those drug-related emergency hospitalizations.


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RE: Four common meds send thousands of seniors to hospital - 11/28/2011 9:20:31 AM   
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Scary business meds are!

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