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We have one more new entry into the PHR business and this service will send messages to your cell phone to remind you when to take your pills. We are talking about “compliance” once more. Again, you can share this information with whom you delegate. Caregivers and family members can...
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03-12-2010
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This is probably as close as you are going to get with a comparison. As many patient prescriptions are not tracked if hand written and a $4.00 generic is filled. One good part about the study shows a high rate of pain pills not being filled and those are pretty much generic so I don...
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02-17-2010
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Below is the release from the FDA and today it is a jungle out there with making sure we don’t have counterfeit products. A while back I wrote a few posts about using Microsoft Tags for identifying items that had been recalled. In giving this some further thought, this process could also...
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01-18-2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Pharma, FDA, Heatlhcare, Medications, Windows Tags, consumer products, counterfeit drugs
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We are back to the Jupiter study that came out not too long ago about expanding the use of cholesterol reducing drugs. The study involved individuals taking Crestor that were within normal cholesterol ranges, but had some type of heart disease. We only have a little over a year left until Lipitor...
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12-28-2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, Pharma, Heart Disease, FDA, Medications, Lipitor, Crestor, Jupiter report, cholesterol
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With the high prices of drugs we pay for, there’s certainly a ton of money in PBM companies, pharmacy benefit managers who work with your insurers to manage your prescription needs when done through your health plan. PBM’s also work with a ton of Medicare Part D plans too. Reserves are “rainy...
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Well I guess better late than never, but maybe they have not noticed the number of drug reps calling on doctors is also decreasing, so there’s a few less feet on the street. Most doctors are pretty busy today and I see it all over the place with signs taped on the door, “drug reps by appointment...
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12-10-2009
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This is really sad and from what is written here is appears the patient/killer was shopping doctors to get pain medication. When asked to take a urine test is when he exploded. Other patients and staff members witnessed the man shooting the doctor too. Not too long ago we had the senior...
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The results are completely private and use a web-based program to locate. This somewhat a first move of it’s type to be able to get a psychiatric genetic footprint before prescribing medications to treat various mental diseases/conditions to include medications for anti-depression. Anti-...
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10-24-2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Labs, personalized medicine, healthcare, Physicians, FDA, Mental Health, Medications, Patients, Pharmacogenetics, anti-depressants, AssureRX
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With the present state of the economy and mess of healthcare that lives in the “old normal” and a Congress that has not come to terms with the “new normal” here’s more relief for those needing prescriptions. A 2 week prescription of the antibiotics listed below will be free to those with and without...
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09-30-2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, Prescriptions, Generic Drugs, Antibiotics, Medications, healthcare reform, grocery chain, refills, State Brothers
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Why are placebos gaining ground? This is a really good question and is it sometimes mind over matter? Granted bringing a new drug to market today is far more complicated and expensive that perhaps what it has been in years past. With placebos, I’m sure there’s a lot of open area for...
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Back in October of 2008 I made this post: The 2 New Hot Words in Healthcare: Algorithms and Whistleblowers It sure is starting to ring true as those are being proven to the be the ones rolling in the cash! Whistleblowers: These folks work with the processes in the field day in and...
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09-03-2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, drugs, healthcare, Prescriptions, Phizer, Medications, Whistle Blower, Data, Data Base, Algorithms
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I just also read where UnitedHealthCare is going to offer a $20.00 discount today too on some of the higher priced drugs to encourage patients to take their meds. Well, with the stance of the FDA today on so many different drugs and information that is coming out, perhaps some consumers are doing...
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This appears to be a handy device for those who have multiple pills to take daily and it comes with an alarm that will nag you along with a flashing light. I have no affiliation with the company other than publishing the press release as I do others that I receive. The price certainly seems...
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What we are talking about here is the information that is generated with medication records from pharmacies and some pharmacy benefit managers. We have been for sale for quite a while now as these data bases existed long before electronic medical records came into existence and were used by the...
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08-10-2009
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When you register with the service, you will receive an analysis of your current medications. This is a guide and of course always double check with your doctor, but it could lead to some helpful information if you are seeing more than one doctor too as that always seems to be an issue with coordination...
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07-13-2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, FDA, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Medical Errors, Side Effects, Medications, Recalls, Drug Safety, drug conflicts, iGard.org