Don't you just love drug companies?

Another excellent article from Dr Mercola, for the complete transcript follow the link on the left.
For rough UK figues just divide by six. Still shocking isn't it.

The number of reports of serious problems, including deaths, linked to medications hit a record in the first three months of this year.
The FDA received nearly 21,000 reports of serious drug reactions, including over 4,800 deaths, over that period. Two drugs accounted for a disproportionately large share of the problems -- heparin, a tainted blood thinner from China that caused an international safety scandal, and Chantix, a new anti-smoking drug from Pfizer.
Chantix had the most reports of any medication. Earlier this year, the FDA warned that Chantix may be linked to psychiatric problems, including suicidal behavior.
Serious drug reactions are ones that cause hospitalization, require medical intervention, or place a life in jeopardy. The total of 20,745 cases reported from January to March was 38 percent higher than the average for the previous four calendar quarters, and the highest for any quarter. Fatalities accounted for 23 percent of the cases.

So if the year carries on at the same rate we will have in the UK roughly 14000 serious drug reactions including 3200 deaths due to prescription drugs.
So how come the British press run articles on 'quack' complementary therapies such as homeopathy when the death rate is ZERO? So, it's not okay to spend money on what press thinks is quackery but it is okay to die with prescription drugs - the worold has gone made!