How do people decide whether or not to take a medicine?
People may thing of risk differently. 5
Both headlines are talking about the same event.
You and your healthcare team should discuss absolute and relative risk as they apply to you.
When you meet with your healthcare team take action by asking these questions: 11
Tell your healthcare team what risks and benefits are most important to you.
SOURCES
1www.nia.nih.gov/health/making-decisions-your-doctor
2www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm079492.htm
3www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm164616.htm
4www.your-heart-health.com/en-US/risk---prevention/assess-your-risk.html
5www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/injury-facts-chart.aspx
6www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Report/2014/12/WC500178511.pdf
7www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm127509.htm
8http://ecp.acponline.org/janfeb00/primer.htm
9https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2016/10/understanding-health-risks
10www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm143566.htm
11Shepherd et al. Three questions that patients can ask to improve the quality of information physicians give about treatment options: A cross-over trial. Pat Ed Couns 2011; 84: 379-385.