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At Aetna, another example of screwy medical pricing
Consumers have been told by insurers again and again that if they want cheaper prices for prescription drugs, they need to order them in bulk from mail-order pharmacies. And typically, it works out that way. Sometimes, however, the prices reveal how...
Tags: Lipitor (drug), Prices, Drugs and Medicines, Aetna Inc., CVS Corp.
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceHOW SWEET IT'S NOT: SUGARY DRINKS TAKE A TOLL ON HEALTH In case you haven't heard, imbibing too many sugary soft drinks is bad for you. Now we know just how bad. Sweetened sodas, sports drinks, and fruit drinks may be the cause of 25,000 deaths per...Tags: Sunburn, Internal Medicine, MRI (imaging), Heart Attack, Harvard Medical School
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Generic Lipitor: Fight or switch?
Q. Recently, my insurance company switched my cholesterol medication from Lipitor to generic atorvastatin. Are generic medications as good as brand-name drugs? A. You can take your generic medications with the same confidence that you take the brand-name...Tags: Lipitor (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Men's Health, Pharmaceuticals, Marketing
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Statins may reduce benefits of exercise
Millions of people take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. But the medications may also interfere with the positive effects of exercise in some patients, according to a small study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology....
Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines, Placebo
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Do TV ads for medication lead to more prescriptions?
I learned recently about two prescription drugs I'd never heard of before — not from my doctor, but from TV commercials. Axiron is applied like deodorant — under your arm. Well, under the arm of a man who has low testosterone and has been...Tags: Heart Attack, Yale University, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Osteoporosis
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It's best to avoid grapefruit when taking some statin drugs
Q: My doctor just prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor) for high cholesterol. The instructions said: "Do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while taking this medication." I love grapefruit. Do I need to avoid it completely? A: Like you, I love...Tags: Internists, Harvard Medical School, Pharmaceuticals, Zocor (drug), Boston
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Hyrdrocodone tops list as most-prescribed drug in W.Va.
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A powerful narcotic was the No. 1 prescribed drug among Medicare patients in West Virginia for 2010, and a Charleston neurologist was the top prescriber in the state. State doctors wrote 402,159 hydrocodone-acetaminophen...Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Headaches, OxyContin (drug), Lotteries, Levothyroxine (drug)
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Dr. Richard Bosshardt: Niacin can boost effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering drugs
Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough. Now, my doctor wants to start me on Niacin. I have read a little about this but am worried about the possible side effects. Can you tell more about...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Plastic Surgeons, Dietary Supplements, High Cholesterol, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Shop around for deals on prescription drugs
If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...Tags: Lexapro (drug), Rite Aid Corp., CVS Corp., Pharmaceuticals, Actos (drug)
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Big name drug savings
If you take Lipitor, Actos, or Lexapro, new generics of these and other big-name drugs could be a real money saver. But are you saving as much as you should? Consumer Reports has discovered just because you're buying a generic drug doesn't mean you're...
Tags: Lexapro (drug), CVS Corp., Actos (drug), Singulair (drug), Plavix (drug)
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Proscar linked to lasting sexual side effects in men
Q: Now that I'm nearing divorce court (in large part due to sexual difficulties), I was dismayed by the response to a person inquiring about finasteride (Proscar). I have every single side effect in your answer. I have not taken Proscar for some time. I...
Tags: Prednisone (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Male-pattern baldness, Dietary Supplements, Back Pain
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Getting back to sleep
Q: I hate having to get up three or four times a night to urinate. Around 3 or 4 in the morning, I have trouble getting back to sleep. I have discovered that when I take ibuprofen for post-exercise soreness, I am much less likely to be awakened by my...
Tags: Ibuprofen (drug), Celebrex (drug), Advil (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Gabapentin (drug)
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