GLP-1 Dosing Safety and How Patients Can Avoid Mistakes
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are medications prescribed for managing type 2 diabetes and, increasingly, for weight loss. These drugs, which include well-known brands like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and Wegovy, represent a significant advancement in treatment. However, their growing popularity has been accompanied by a sharp rise in dosing errors and safety concerns. Understanding GLP-1 […]
Evenity Cover Has Been Denied? You Still Have Options
The old saying “the devil is in the detail” has never been more applicable than it is right now. Multiple patients are discovering that what they regarded as straightforward access to prescribed medication once a doctor had issued the script is being slowed down, and in some cases completely blocked – Evenity cover has been […]
TrumpRx Numbers Tell All
A lot of major news outlets have been covering the latest announcement posted on the TrumpRx.gov website on March 19, especially the claims about lower drug costs and better savings for Americans paying cash for prescription medications. Of course, a lot of that coverage comes with a political angle, either strongly for Trump or strongly […]
Why Controlling Hunger Is Hard and What May Help
For many people living with the problem of excess poundage, the hardest part of weight control is not knowing what to do – it’s controlling the urge to eat throughout the day. Epitomee® offers a new and different option – an expanding gel capsule that provides a different way to approach this challenge. Instead of […]
The Real Economics Behind Cross-Border Pharmacy Programs
U.S. patients are struggling with already high and continuously rising brand-name drug prices. Prescription drug pricing in the United States has become one of the most visible pressure points in household healthcare spending. Brand-name medicines routinely cost several times more in the U.S. than in other advanced economies, even when the products are identical and […]
Five common misbeliefs about COVID-19 and vaccines
Do people let false claims about health issues get in their way? It is quite disturbing to learn that reliable research into public attitudes toward health reveals substantial misconceptions and willingness to believe false claims about health issues as “the whole truth.” One of these research efforts was backed by the reputable organization KFF (derived […]
Understanding medication-induced hair loss
With new medications arriving on the market all the time that patients may be unfamiliar with, prescription requests are often accompanied by a flurry of questions. Understandably, the prescribing doctor does not always have the time to go through all the side effects of the medications. Part of our function as dispensers is to provide […]
Medicare now approves weight-loss drugs for people with heart problems
There has been much attention in the media to an announcement from Medicare in mid-March 2024. In essence, it said that it has now agreed to start paying for one of the leading weight-loss drugs for people with heart problems when it is prescribed to treat overweight or obese patients if they are at risk […]
Combating GLP-1 hair loss with Phyllotex
Losing weight can truly feel like a victory. But along with the celebratory feeling of weight loss many people experience while using new GPL1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic – there can be another unwelcome side effect: loss of hair health. While the exact connection is still being investigated, many are looking for immediate solutions […]
Drug prices in 2024
Complaints about the high prices of prescribed drugs in the US are a common theme in our conversations with customers. There is a great deal of frustration around the pricing of prescription medicines, understandably so. This post highlights three of the most common areas of concern among health consumers regarding drug prices. Why is there […]
