Drug scare reinforces need to talk to doctor
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According to Dr. Mark Fendrick, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, the take-home message from the current scare over pain drugs is this: No matter
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(HealthDay News) -- Many people taking prescription or over-the-counter medications may not fully understand how and why to take them.
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Millions of Medicaid patients and their pharmacists could be in for a nasty surprise Oct. 1.
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The recent Vioxx withdrawal and testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from patients, doctors said on Friday.
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Don&#39;t be embarrassed to question your doctor about that new prescription he&#39;s written, the National Council on Patient Information and Education advises.
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Some people who occasionally have upsetting bouts of irregular heartbeats may be able to treat themselves and avoid a trip to the emergency room by popping a pill, much as those with chest pain do now with nitroglycerin, new research suggests.
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Makers of the leading antidepressant drugs may be required to tell doctors more about potential suicide risk among children and teenagers taking the pills, regulators said yesterday.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors and patients alike need to do more to clear the air regarding high prescription drug costs and their impact on medication use, according to new research.
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Muslims are being warned they need to be careful with medication during Ramadan.
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(HealthDay News) -- Some people should be very cautious about taking any medications, even those sold over the counter. The American Academy of Family Physicians says the following groups of people should check with their doctor before taking any drug or supplement:  Pregnant women, and women who are trying to get pregnant. Women who are breast-feeding. Children. Older adults. People with health conditions. People taking any other medication, whether prescription or over the counter.
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MONDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Many Americans are not taking all their medicines because they can't afford them, and most aren't telling their doctors about it, new research shows.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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U.S. lawmakers and health officials  are moving to give more independence to an office that reviews  drug safety, but some experts say ensuring medicines are  studied after they hit the market is more important than the  bureaucratic pecking order.
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HOW MANY PILLS are you taking? Until the Vioxx scare, it wasn&#39;ta question that bothered many. Now with Celebrex and even generic naproxen joining the list of questioned meds, it&#39;s a timely inquiry.
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Pediatricians may think they know whether a teenage patient is using alcohol or drugs and to what extent, but a new study finds doctors greatly misjudge the problem.
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The recent Vioxx withdrawal and  testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to  protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over  drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from  patients, doctors said on Friday.
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A drug used to treat schizophrenia  was mailed to some consumers who had ordered other medications  via the Internet, and several users had to seek emergency  treatment because they could not breathe, U.S. health officials  said on Friday.