Health | prescription drugs 8 Meds Docs Won't Take If trained professionals won't use them, why would you? By Harry Kimball Posted Jun 23, 2008 7:55 PM CDT Copied A pharmacy. (AP Photo) Some drugs have such serious drawbacks that even doctors won’t take them, Men’s Health reports. The big eight: Advair: Can actually increase the severity of asthma attacks Avandia: Diabetes drug carries risk of heart attack Celebrex: Related painkillers have already been pulled Ketek: Antibiotic is more dangerous to the liver Prilosec and Nexium: Heartburn is bad, but heart attacks are worse Visine: Overuse can lead to more redness Pseudoephedrine: Closely linked to meth Read These Next Trump, Johnson aren't happy with pick for Super Bowl headliner. SCOTUS sounds skeptical about law banning gay conversion therapy. Felix Baumgartner's death attributed to his own error. It's being called a disturbing trend: paragliders with bombs. Report an error