Category:
Generic Pharmacy
Region:
USA
State:
California
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LIPITOR AMONG TOP DRUGS COMING OFF PATENT BY YEAR'S END
Source: KBOI
Date: 9-Mar-2011
There could soon be some good news for consumers weary of soaring health care costs: The patents for several best-selling medications will expire this year, clearing the path for lower-cost generics to take their place.
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Health/Science
Region:
USA
State:
California
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TIPS FOR TAKING YOUR MEDICATION AND STAYING HEALTHY
Source: KXO Radio
Date: 26-Feb-2011
Author: NAPSI
Have you ever skipped a dose of a prescription drug or taken less than prescribed? Have you ever started taking a prescribed medicine and then stopped? Or have there been times when you did not even pick up the first prescription of a new medicine prescribed by your doctor from the pharmacy? Did you know that not taking medicines as prescribed by your doctor for chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, can make you sicker and even result in a hospital stay or emergency room visit that could have been avoided? This is called "medication nonadherence," an issue that not only impacts your health, but also results in estimated costs to the U.S. health care system of approximately $300 billion each year.
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Others
Region:
USA
State:
California
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SENIORS ADVISED ON USING MEDICARE
Source: Modesto Bee
Date: 30-Oct-2009
Author: Ken Carlson
Seniors and disabled people in this city of 70,000 may have to travel 15 miles to Modesto if they need more than routine medical care.
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Category:
Generic Pharmacy
Region:
USA
State:
California
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DRUG DUO MAY REDUCE HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 3-Oct-2009
Author: Thomas H. Maugh II
A combination of cholesterol and blood pressure medicine can cut the incidence of attacks by up to 60%, a report says. But how to keep patients taking their dosages?
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Drugs Online
Region:
USA
State:
California
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ARE GENERIC DRUGS REALLY IDENTICAL TO BRAND-NAME COUNTERPARTS?
Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram
Date: 12-Feb-2009
Author: Joe and Teresa Graedon
In answering the question "What are Generic Drugs?" on its Web site, the Food and Drug Administration states unequivocally: "A generic drug is identical, or bioequivalent to a brand name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use."
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