>> "for those who are about to die from a lab-error or dosage off by n-orders-of-magnitude..."
It may not be the dosage, but the pill itself.
"Patients who were prescribed sleeping pills were at least three to five times more likely to have died during the study than were the patients not prescribed sleeping pills."
http://www.center4research.org/trouble-sleeping-pills-not-safe-solution/
This is explained in a new book : (available at your local library)
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1548882901&sr=1-3&keywords=why+we+sleep+matthew+walker
The other thing about medicine is non-adherence.
Dosage notwithstanding, if you don't take it, you don't get the supposed benfit:
https://www.ensocare.com/resource-center/medication-noncompliance-why-wont-patients-take-their-meds
"Among hypertensive patients 89,000 premature deaths could be avoided each year with appropriate medication treatment.
Common behaviors include:
1 in 2 people missed a dose
1 in 3 forgot if they took the med
1 in 4 did not get a refill on time"
(much more in the article,and an infographic!))
Some solutions may be helpful :
https://www.pillpack.com/ (recently purchased by Amazon)
And so it goes...
It may not be the dosage, but the pill itself.
"Patients who were prescribed sleeping pills were at least three to five times more likely to have died during the study than were the patients not prescribed sleeping pills."
http://www.center4research.org/trouble-sleeping-pills-not-safe-solution/
This is explained in a new book : (available at your local library)
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1548882901&sr=1-3&keywords=why+we+sleep+matthew+walker
The other thing about medicine is non-adherence.
Dosage notwithstanding, if you don't take it, you don't get the supposed benfit:
https://www.ensocare.com/resource-center/medication-noncompliance-why-wont-patients-take-their-meds
"Among hypertensive patients 89,000 premature deaths could be avoided each year with appropriate medication treatment.
Common behaviors include:
1 in 2 people missed a dose
1 in 3 forgot if they took the med
1 in 4 did not get a refill on time"
(much more in the article,and an infographic!))
Some solutions may be helpful :
https://www.pillpack.com/ (recently purchased by Amazon)
And so it goes...