drug Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/drug/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:34:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Why Drug Prices are so High https://smthingscount.com/2019/10/18/why-drug-prices-are-so-high/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 15:53:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8496 A new drug enters the market with a 20-year monopoly before a generic version of it can be sold.  This is the time period in which the pharmaceutical company recoups

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]]> Medical Question https://smthingscount.com/2018/08/27/medical-question/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:41:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7248 Every once in awhile something strikes me as particularly odd. Today is one of those days. I’m used to all the warnings included in drug

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]]> Drug Interaction Tool https://smthingscount.com/2018/05/16/drug-interaction-tool/ Wed, 16 May 2018 15:48:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6887 You were just prescribed a new medication. Is it compatible with other meds you’re taking? Or is there a possible reaction that would interfere with

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]]> Not So Unusual but Should Be https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/25/not-so-unusual-but-should-be/ https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/25/not-so-unusual-but-should-be/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:18:23 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6076 Ohio executed Dennis McGuire over three years ago.  It took him 25 minutes to die, during which time he snorted loudly and gasped several times. 

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/25/not-so-unusual-but-should-be/feed/ 2 Don’t Be a Drug-Hoarder https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/26/dont-be-a-drug-hoarder/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:11:04 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2726 Stop accumulating those drugs!  Today is National Drug Take-Back Day.  Gather all your left-over prescriptions, drugs that you don’t need, and ones that are outdated (no

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]]> Why that Rx Costs So Much https://smthingscount.com/2013/03/25/why-that-rx-costs-so-much/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:11:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1436 A new drug enters the market with a 20-year monopoly before a generic version of it can be sold.  This is the time period in which the pharmaceutical company recoups

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]]> Medicare Care & Cost for 2013 https://smthingscount.com/2013/01/14/medicare-care-cost-for-2013/ https://smthingscount.com/2013/01/14/medicare-care-cost-for-2013/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:59:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1132 Medicare will be more user-friendly this year.  The Affordable Care Act addressed several problems the older generation was having with the program.  In 2013, these

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