Tag Archives: prescription drugs
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Whether by need or by choice, many Americans look for health in a bottle. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), in any given month during the three-year period from 2005 to 2008, almost 50 percent of the population took at least one prescription drug. With the steady increase in prescription drug… Read More »
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When introduced by German pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim, it was hoped the prescription drug Pradaxa would replace Coumadin, a popular blood-thinning product with a troubled history of serious side effects. Both drugs are prescribed to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with irregular heart rhythms. Unfortunately, however, hopes for Pradaxa as a replacement for… Read More »
