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Beware of Internet Pharmacies

Buying prescription drugs on-line can save you time, keep you dry on cold, rainy nights and provide money-saving offers you can't get at the drugstore...

Buying Drugs Safely Online

Today it is possible to order prescription drugs and have them delivered to your home with a click of a mouse. But is it safe to order drugs on the Internet? Is this risky?..

Generic or Brand Name Drugs: Which is Best?

The doctor has prescribed a generic drug. As you look at the prescription form on your way out of the doctor's office, you wonder, "Is it just as good?"..

Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain Medicine

How much medicine should I take? How often? If I don't get relief from my pain, can I take more medicine? If the dosage is increased, how much of an increase should there be?..

Rx Questions? Ask Your Pharmacist

Drug companies advertise heavily these days and urge you to "talk to your doctor" about their drugs, but there's another important health care professional you should also be..

Understanding Medicare Part D

According to some recent surveys, many senior citizens are thoroughly confused about "Part D" of Medicare, which involves prescription drug coverage...

Understanding 'Off-Label' Drugs

Your doctor has prescribed a drug you've never tried before. You read the materials that come with the medication, which say it treats a disease that is completely different from..

What You Need to Know About Over-the-Counter Drugs

You can just walk into any grocery store and buy them. No trip to the doctor. No prescription form. It's a safe way to feel better without the hassle, right? Maybe not...

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