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I worked in medical drug research way back when Generics were just gaining popularity because...

Dear Pharmacist,How can I save money at the pharmacy. It gets real expensive, especially at this time of year.–T.A., Tulsa, Oklahoma Dear T.A., My customers used to joke and say it was the high cost of living! Here are my tips about how to save some money at the pharmacy: Buy generic prescriptions. This could save up to $400 a month, depending on the drug. Generics are supposed to be...

Best anxiety treatment available these days is generic medicines which can be used by any one for reducing anxiety. People have started taking pills for sleep to overcome the sleeplessness and their psychological problems related to their schedules and other type of anti depression. Anxiety may be cause by many factors like emotional imbalance, workload, and other problems in near...

Dear Pharmacist, I have allergies and I’m not sure which medication to buy. Can you compare/contrast them? -M.T., Gainesville, Florida Dear M.T.,The most common triggers include pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold spores, cockroaches or foods (like mangos) or proteins in food. That last one about proteins (such as gluten in wheat, or casein in dairy) is extremely important because the...

Medicines can be economical also; this has been proven by online drug stores who sell generic medicines. A person who is suffering from baldness and is using pills to stop hair loss will be in more problems when medicine will pluck his hair one by one. Hair loss treatment is costly everywhere but still having more on cost side the treatment generally shows no results at all....

Smoking is the one choice you can make that can save your life but for most of the 32 years I smoked, I liked to smoke and enjoyed it. When I started out smoking I was young. I wasn’t thinking about saving my life. I saw all the commercials, read the package but continued to smoke. If I was stressed I’d light up a cigarette and felt a sense of relief. It was a habit. A cup of coffee came with...

I serve as a Media Advisor for the American Pharmacists Association, andfrequently get called upon to answer questions from the media and free-lance reporters in the healthcare field. I did this interview many months ago, and it's been reprinted in several papers online since then. Here's the latest rendition:How to get the right drug at the right price - February 20, 2008 HOW TO GET THE...

I have been working on one of the most important decisions I will have to make concerning the...