Americans spent $2024 billion on drugs in 100: even more in 2025

Americans will spend $2024 billion on prescription drugs in 100. Despite new rules aimed at reducing drug costs, they are spending more on medications than ever before. Money looked into why this is happening. Last year, according to a recent report from the analytics company…

Ten Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Taking Prescription Medicines

What if you miss a dose? Are there foods that should be avoided? These are key questions to ask your doctor before you start taking your medicine. Writes about it The Healthy. Prescription drugs work best when you take them as directed.…

Texas woman suffers liver failure after taking popular over-the-counter supplement

A young woman from Texas never thought that the vitamin she was taking to strengthen her hair, skin and nails could be dangerous to her health, writes the Daily Mail. Jenny Ramirez, a mother of four, had been trying to lose weight for months. She succeeded,…

Useless and dangerous: 29 million Americans take aspirin daily without an indication

A new study by Harvard experts has shown that taking aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease is not only most often useless, but can also be very dangerous for a healthy person. According to scientists, in the USA about 29 million people drink aspirin for prevention, of ...

Walgreens to close 1200 pharmacies in America as sales decline: consumers can't afford expensive drugs

The drugstore chain reported a net loss for the fiscal year and said fourth-quarter retail sales fell 3,5%. That's why Walgreens plans to close about 15 drugstores over the next three years as part of a plan to…

Ominous paracetamol and other pills: how popular drugs affect our lives

Some drugs have been linked to road rage, pathological gambling, and convoluted cases of fraud. Some of them make us less neurotic, others may even affect our relationships with people. Writes about this BBC. It turns out that ...

Where in the USA to buy the medicines we are used to: a list of pharmacies

Corvalol or validol, ivy or plantain syrup, herbal tinctures - these medicinal products familiar to Russian-speaking immigrants cannot be found in American pharmacies, only in specialized ones. And there are many of them in the USA. According to statistics, for every 1000 US residents there are 40 pharmacies.…

A woman was suspected of carrying explosives because of heart medications

Marie Harland lives with her husband in the UK. When they returned from a holiday in Madeira, they were checked for explosives at the airport. The test came back positive because of an ingredient in Marie's heart medication, NewsWeek reports. January 8, 2024…

Hundreds of medications will become more expensive in the US

Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceutical plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 500 drugs in early January. Reuters reported in more detail. Without taking into account the different dosages and formulas, next month prices will rise by more than...

Branded drugs or generics: is saving on drugs dangerous?

If you've ever noticed after returning home from a pharmacy that your prescription pills look different from what you're used to, you're not alone, Reader's Digest writes. This may be a common occurrence - for example, the size, shape, or color of the medication may be different from what is expected. To understand ...

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