Docs often write off patient side-effect concerns

NEW YORK - When patients feel they might be having an adverse drug effect, doctors will very often dismiss their concerns, a new study shows.

Physicians seem to commonly dismiss the possibility of a connection,

there is a need for better physician education about adverse effects, and there is a strong need for patient involvement in adverse event reporting.”

Patients should be aware of the potential adverse effects of any medication they’re taking, she said. And those who find their doctors dismiss their concerns should probably look elsewhere for medical care, she added. “In general patients should always have physicians that they feel are hearing them.”