Word: pills
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Before You Pop That Pill Are you freaked out by the insert that comes with your medication? Here's what you really need to know about those warnings, as well as other pill-related issues
...Even more tantalizing than the microbicides is the idea of taking a pill before intercourse or other high-risk behavior, and thereby becoming protected from HIV. Drugs for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) were born from the success of programs that prevent mother-to- child transmission; since ARVs given to women pre- and post- delivery are effective in reducing the transmission of HIV to the child, some experts believe that using ARVs before exposure to HIV may have the same effect in protecting partners. Five trials, all involving two compounds, Tenofovir or Truvada, are now underway in Thailand, Botswana, Peru, West...
...Generics: A good number of patients still ask for "the good stuff" - the actual brand name drug - not the generic forms. By law the pharmacy has to give you the far cheaper generic pill unless the doc writes "DAW" (Dispense As Written) in the little box on the script. It's easy for the doctor to do this - it takes less time and effort to write the three letters than to convince you you're wasting money. I've never seen any significant difference between the generic and branded versions of the drugs I prescribe. Neither have the colleagues...
...linger in the natural remedy aisle; it's...natural. Even this pill-averse orthopedist will take an echinacea or two if I feel a sore throat coming on. But there is no uniform governmental or academic scrutiny of these things so don't believe everything you read or hear about them - most of it is coming from the folks who are selling...
...your blood drawn every week to make sure the level of anticoagulation is staying where you want it. There are more bad drug reactions and problems with coumadin than with all the other drugs put together. It is, however, the only thing we've got in pill form that controls clotting. If you're on it don't bang your body around - you will bruise and bleed internally. And make sure you get your levels checked...