Ask your physician - and your pharmacist
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Consumer confidence in the drugs marketed to them using multi-million dollar-advertising campaigns was shaken again last week. People taking drugs with the active ingredient naproxen, such as Aleve, in a study
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When it comes to blocking the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, pharmacists are a creative bunch. First, they sited safety concerns, but ignored the statistics that show US pharmacies are just
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An Oregon man stopped taking the painkiller Vioxx when it was pulled from the market, switching to Bextra. Then questions about Bextra -- and four other drugs -- sent him back to his doctor with a new set of worries.
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If you catch a cold or get the flu this winter, be very careful if you take more than one medication to ease your symptoms. The two drugs could share ingredients that could pose a danger
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A significant percentage of  patients stop taking medications prescribed after a heart  attack, despite the fact that these drugs increase their  chances of survival, investigators report. They call for a  better system for patient follow-up to prevent unnecessary  deaths related to non-usage of these drugs.
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Q: I have heard that copies of the Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card is being mass-mailed to seniors. Can you tell who will likely receive such a card and why?
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An Oregon man stopped taking the painkiller Vioxx when it was pulled from the market, switching to Bextra. Then questions were raised about Bextra &#151; and four other drugs &#151; and he returned to his doctor with a new set of worries. Similar conversations are happening between doctors and patients all around the country.
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(HealthDay News) - Giving your child medications, even over-the-counter medicines, should always be carefully monitored by your doctor.
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One area physician wishes his patients would call to seek his advice before going cold turkey when it comes to three widely prescribed arthritis medications - Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.
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Today's rude question: When does your money manager cost more than the taxman? Answer: Sooner than you think.
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DOCTORS should ask if patients take alternative medicines after a study found alternative medicines could complicate treatment in hospital and emergency departments.
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A report last week tying the Type 2 diabetes pill Avandia to increased risk for heart attack and heart-related deaths prompted a flood of calls to local doctors and Internet postings from patients seeking advice about whether to continue taking the commonly prescribed medication.
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NEW YORK - In the wake of Merck&#39;s Vioxx debacle, doctors are scrambling to understand why the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes--and how to know if other medicines carry similar risks.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Consumers who want to buy prescription drugs online are faced with the daunting challenge of finding the right provider, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concedes. The FDA offers these suggestions:   Check with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy at www.nabp.net to see if a Web site is backed by a licensed pharmacy in good standing.  Don't buy from sites that offer to sell a prescription drug without a medical doctor's prescription.  Don't do business with sites that have no access to a registered pharmacist to answer questions. ...
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It is 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, and my wife, Sara, and I are driving up Georgia Avenue toward Olney. Our destination: Shoppers Food Warehouse on Route 108. Our mission: to get our flu shots. The big question: Will we arrive in time?
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A19 of the Nov. 23, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This was the Department of Health&#39;s advice yesterday to the public over the
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LONDON: When it comes to health, men are most likely to laugh at themselves and poke fun at their illness, which could have significant implications on the way the pharmacists should treat men, says a study conducted by Welsh School of Pharmacy.