All posts tagged: Drug Safety

Bags Are Packed and Ready to Go, But Are You?

Passport –  √ Slimming black pants – √ Liquids in 1 quart bag – √ All packed – √     NOT SO FAST!  You aren’t finished packing. Traveling with Your Prescriptions Where are your medications?  Do you have enough to last your entire trip? People, this is so important.  You need to bring enough

Pricey Prescriptions

So why is it consumers are willing to toss the dice and order from non-reputable online pharmacies? The bottom line is our prescription drugs are simply too expensive for the average American.  That, coupled with the fact that other country’s citizens can get the same drugs for less, garners attention and concern from politicians, pharmaceutical

Counterfeit Counter Attack

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1% to 10% of drugs sold world-wide are counterfeit. I think we all assume those counterfeit drugs enter the market through unscrupulous individuals and organized crime. A very valid assumption, but not necessarily always the case.  Even the pharmaceutical giants can make mistakes, as evidenced in these headlines.

Government Downsizing

The complaint is the government hasn’t been downsizing, but here’s one example where they are. They are downsizing the amount of acetaminophen allowed in prescription pain relievers to reduce inadvertent overdose. Limiting Acetaminophen Levels in Prescriptions In January the FDA announced that over the next three years a shift will take place limiting acetaminophen in