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Poll: Has Your Pharmacy Ever Messed Up Your Presciption?

August 25, 2008

From doctors with bad handwriting to clerical errors at the pharmacy, drug mistakes injure more than 1.5 million people a year. And that’s not counting the pill screwups that people make in their own homes. Have you ever been the victim of a prescription drug mix-up—such as receiving the wrong drug or dose? Or maybe you received medication that interacts with something else you’re taking? Whose fault was it? Take our poll! Read More

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Don’t Rub It In: Lotions, Creams, And Gels Can Hurt You

March 20, 2008

Lidocaine, methyl salicylate, hydrocortisone. You probably don’t think twice about using over-the-counter (OTC) creams with these ingredients when you need to soothe a sore muscle or bug bite, prep your legs before hair removal, or combat that vaginal itch. If the product’s available without a prescription, it can’t hurt you, right? Wrong. Read More

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The New Diet Pills

April 1, 2007

From Health Magazine

Karen Mullin had always been able to eat what she wanted with no worries of packing on pounds—until she began battling “middle age spread” last year at age 44. Despite eating right and exercising, the scale wouldn’t budge. Frustrated, Mullin took Ritalin, a drug used to treat attention def-icit hyperactivity disorder, “borrowing” it from a friend. One of its side effects is weight loss, making it a popular diet drug for everyone from soccer moms to starlets. “You hear about how some drugs like Ritalin can just melt the pounds off,” she says, “so you figure why not?” Read More

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