Just Say "Know" to Prescription Drugs

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A coalition of 10 organizations, advocates, healthcare professionals, academics and concerned citizens have launched a campaign to get one million people to go to their healthcare providers and ask, "What am I really putting into my body? What are the side effects? What are the alternatives?" The effort is called Just Say "Know" to Prescription Drugs and is driven by increasing evidence that many people are uninformed about the potential side effects of their prescribed medication and are not aware of less-risky alternatives.

The advocates are declaring October "Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs Month" and have scheduled a conference in Washington D.C. on October 7th to officially launch the campaign.

"Informed consent in the prescription of drugs is one of the most critical but missing pieces in the healthcare system today," said Dr. Dominick Riccio, psychologist, Executive Director of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Inc, and chairman of the "Just Say Know" Campaign. "Every day intelligent people are taking prescription drugs that they simply don't understand and the consequences of not knowing are increasingly dire," said Riccio.