Starfield’s commentary included the 106,000 medication figure within an estimated 225,000 annual iatrogenic deaths. She cautioned that most underlying data concerned hospitalized patients and that extrapolations involved assumptions.
106000 deaths/year from nonerror, adverse effects of medications
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Starfield’s commentary included the 106,000 medication figure within an estimated 225,000 annual iatrogenic deaths. She cautioned that most underlying data concerned hospitalized patients and that extrapolations involved assumptions. Commentary compiling earlier estimates, not a new prospective mortality study.