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MIGRAINE MEDICATION LINKED TO CLEFT PALATE BIRTH DEFECT
Source: Empowered News
Date: 5-Mar-2011
Migraine medication Topamax (generic name: topiramate), which is also indicated for epileptic disorders, have been linked by health experts from the Food and Drug Administration to an increased likelihood of cleft palate in babies.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES FAVOR GENERIC PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Source: PrescriptionDrugs.com
Date: 10-Feb-2011
Many insurance companies are partial to generic prescription drugs because they typically cost much less than name brand prescriptions, saving the insurance company a lot of money. It is common to find insurance companies that prefer it if their customers use generic prescriptions while others require the patient to take generic alternatives unless specified otherwise by a doctor or pharmacist.
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GENERIC COMPETITION ON THE HORIZON AS MANY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES FACE PATENT EXPIRATIONS
Source: ModernMedicine
Date: 17-Jan-2011
The impact of generic drugs - which now account for more than 70% of all prescriptions dispensed in the United States - will continue to increase as some of the world's most-prescribed products lose their patent protection in 2011 and begin facing generic competition.
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GENERIC MEDICINES: THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR PHARMACIST
Source: The Virtual Medical Centre
Date: 14-Nov-2010
1. Is the generic any cheaper to me than the original medicine?
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PHARMACY CRIES FOUL AS ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS DETAILS ITS THREE MONTH MEDI-CAL BACK PAYMENT TIMELINE FOR PHARMACY MEDI-CAL PROVIDERS
Source: MarketWatch
Date: 16-Jul-2008
The California Pharmacists Association cries foul against Electronic Data Systems' (EDS) re-payment timeline for Medi-Cal pharmacy providers. Last Friday, pharmacy providers were notified that a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals acted to halt the ten percent payment cuts for prescription drugs dispensed under the Medi-Cal Program. While this was a victory for pharmacy and the patients they serve, EDS, which processes Medi-Cal claims, sent out a memo on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, which was then posted on the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) web site, detailing their plan to handle the Medi-Cal repayment process to make pharmacy whole on transactions that took place from July 11, 2008 and beyond.
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