Toxicities of Therapeutic Agents Used in Medicine

This Special Issue on “Toxicities of Therapeutic Agents Used in Medicine” reports on some peculiar cases of toxicities related to widely and commonly employed drugs. Side effects are a universal problem that involve all medical disciplines, which doctors are forced to deal with in order to safeguard the effectiveness of therapies and at the same time the patients’ quality of life. Thanks to the progress of medical research, side effects can be often (but not always) managed. When the side effects of drugs are too debilitating, patients are forced to adjust or even suspend their therapies. Take for example the side effects of anticancer treatments: just a few years ago, side effects such as cardiotoxicity and myelotoxicity often forced the interruption of life-saving treatments. Now, thanks to the development of new less toxic drugs and some protective treatments, patients’ quality of life is more acceptable