By Shane Ellison M.Sc.

An Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR's) is a negative side effect that occurs from using a drug as prescribed. The New England Journal of Medicine shows that ADR's occur in one out of every four individuals who visit their family medical doctor – this equates 22 million people. Many ADR's are not caused by the drug directly. Instead, they are the result of drug-induced nutritional deficiencies.

The primary mechanisms of drug-induced nutrient depletion include inhibition of nutrient absorption, synthesis, transport, storage, metabolism or excretion. Regardless of the mechanism the end result is the same – ADR's.

The magnitude of this danger is immense. Despite the 22 million who are injured every year from ADR's, the FDA does not require drug companies to report whether or not an approved drugs elicits a nutrient deficiency. As a result, most physicians and pharmacists are unaware of this real and present danger. This lack of awareness among our health professionals puts millions at risk for poor health and even premature death – courtesy of ADR's.


This is not medical advice. Medical diagnosis and treatment is constrained by law to be the monopoly of state licensed practitioners. Shane Ellison holds a Masters degree in organic chemistry and a Bachelors in biology and chemistry. His experience in drug design and synthesis afforded him a wealth of knowledge in the areas of natural medicine and therapeutic nutrition. He is not a doctor. In fact, he has never even read Gray's Anatomy.