The article I read was about a new bill being passed. This bill makes it so that "the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [has] to standardize drug labels, laying out the drug's risks in easy-to-understand language." Five years ago a 15 year old boy named Cody Miller took his own life due to the prescription he was taking. His family did not recognize this sudden depression, and then 17 days after taking Singulair he killed himself. One of the main reasons people want this bill to be passed is so they can avoid tragic accidents like these. Apparently "most consumers don't realize that the drug leaflets that come with prescription medications are not regulated or reviewed."
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is trying to get this bill passed. If it is, "the Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act, gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services two years to create a standard format for drug labels that is scientifically accurate and written in plain language describing the drug's proper use, common side effects and most serious risks." If this passes people who take drugs may be able to save their own life.
Source:
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Bill-Drug-labels-can-save-lives-3594022.php
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