Drugs protect us from harm and save us from illness, but we fear them anyway. Even the most helpful medication can be harmful when taken in large quantities, and drugs also put a fearsome power into the hands of the ill-intentioned. And there's always the occasional "bad" medicine that slips through the checking process and reaches the market anyway.

A drug called Progesterex is being used by date rapers to sterilize their victims.

Drug products containing PPA (phenylpropanolamine) were pulled from the market due to FDA concerns over a possible connection to strokes.

The drug Premarin is produced from the urine of pregnant horses.

The price of generic drugs can vary widely from one pharmacy to the next.

FluMist, a flu vaccine delivered as a nasal mist, poses a greater risk to the public than the flu virus itself.

Someone who has taken LSD more than seven times is automatically deemed legally insane.*

A single dose of Children's Motrin can cause ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding in children.*

Pantene brand shampoo contains an additive that when injected will get the user high.

The consumption of poppy seeds used on bagels and muffins can produce positive results on drug screening tests.

Drug dealers are selling colored crystal methamphetamine known as "Strawberry Quick."

Women in childbirth with tattoos on their lower backs shouldn't receive anesthetic via epidural injection.

E-mail describes consumer's experiencing a loss of smell after using Zicam brand cold remedy.

A recall has been issued for store-brand acetaminophen pills manufactured by Perrigo.

Cold-fX "feeds" development of hormonal cancers in women.

E-mail describes the death of a woman from blood clots associated with her use of birth control pills.

Baby Orajel can cause infants to stop breathing and turn blue.

Interaction of Motrin and Robitussin causes heart attacks in children.

The Gardasil HPV vaccine has been connected to thousands of complaints and the deaths of 32 women.

Take Aspirin at the first sign of a heart attack, but don't lie down.

Pharmacist questions prescription for "one pound of mofeen."

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