Health hazards – nuclear reactors, guns, and contaminated foods – surround all of us, so governments take an active role in limiting these hazards through regulations, which, in many cases, are very successful. But the situation is far different concerning the safety of prescription drugs.
核反应堆、枪炮以及受到污染的食物等健康危害环绕在我们周围，因此政府积极采取措施限制这些危害，并在许多案例中获得成功。但是，一想到处方药的安全性，情势就完全不同了。事实上，从保护公众的角度来看，药品安全是被管理者们遗忘的角落。