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| Drug Interactions | | | Due to the large variety of medications and other therapies that are now available, it is more important than ever to know about medicines you take. If you take several different medicines, see more than one doctor, or have certain health conditions, you and your doctors and one pharmacy need to be aware of all the medicines you take. Doing so will help you to avoid potential problems such as drug interactions. |
Where do you keep your medicine?
Although bathrooms often contain medicine cabinets, they're one of the worst places to keep medications. Moisture and heat from showers and baths can cause some drugs to breakdown, or may alter the composition of a particular dosage form. Medications should not be routinely stored in the refrigerator or freezer unless specifically recommended for the particular drug or preparation.
Unavailable, Discontinued or Hard-to-Find Medications
A dilemma that a physician regularly faces is the situation where a drug of choice for a patient becomes unavailable or hard-to-find. When the most appropriate medication known to the physician is no longer available, the physician normally has three options:
Use of Prescribed Sleeping Pills is Up
Sleeping pills -- rechristened as sleep medications -- are becoming increasingly accepted and a prescribed drug for young adults and even children.
Amylin Diabetes Drug Wins FDA Approval
Amylin Pharmaceuticals said yesterday that federal regulators have approved the use of its drug Symlin to treat diabetes, capping a drug development process that began almost 18 years ago.
Pharmacists Help Consumers Use Medicines Safely and Effectively
October is American Pharmacists Month. The theme of this observance, “Know Your Medicine—Know Your Pharmacist” is quite timely as more Americans’ acute and chronic health condition are being addressed via medication therapy. Consumers with questions about their medications don’t have to worry about where to get information. Pharmacists are their best and most accessible medication experts.
Health Care Tip of the Week
Our health care tip of the week is on proper use of Over-The-Counter remedies. Before reaching for a cold or flu remedy, experts offer the following considerations:
Pfizer Finds Celebrex Heart Attack Risk
New York - Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top selling painkiller celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as Vioxx, but has no plans to remove it from the market.
Pharmacists Help Consumers Use Medicines
October is American Pharmacists Month. The theme of this observance, “Know Your Medicine—Know Your Pharmacist” is quite timely as more Americans’ acute and chronic health condition are being addressed via medication therapy. Consumers with questions about their medications don’t have to worry about where to get information. Pharmacists are their best and most accessible medication experts.
Know your medicines, know your pharmacist
Although we Americans spend billions of dollars every year on medicines, many of us don’t know what to expect from them or how to take them properly. Taken correctly, medications can save lives. Taken incorrectly, even the most expensive medicine may not work - or may even be harmful.
Know your medicine - Know your pharmacist
Although we Americans spend billions of dollars every year on medicines, many of us don’t know what to expect from them or how to take them properly. Taken correctly, medications can save lives. Taken incorrectly, even the most expensive medicine may not work-or may even be harmful.
Back to the Future!
Compounding pharmacists provide valuable service through customized medications: The role of the independent community pharmacist is changing these days. With increasing competition from large chain pharmacies and a continually evolving healthcare environment, many pharmacists have returned to the early roots of pharmacy when they made medications tailored to the individual’s need.
National Pharmacy Week
Although we Americans spend billions of dollars every year on medicines, many of us don’t know what to expect from them or how to take them properly. Taken correctly, medications can save lives. Taken incorrectly, even the most expensive medicine may not work-or may even be harmful.
Back to the Future!
Compounding pharmacists provide valuable service through customized medications: The role of the independent community pharmacist is changing these days. With increasing competition from large chain pharmacies and a continually evolving healthcare environment, many pharmacists have returned to the early roots of pharmacy when they made medications tailored to the individual’s need.
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