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US Life Expectancy Lags Behind Others »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 5 months ago in Style
For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported Wednesday, although the United States continues to lag behind about ...
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Brewers' shares boosted by offer »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 5 months ago in News
Belgian firm Inbev's move to become the world's biggest brewer has boosted shares in the firm, which makes Stella Artois, by 7.5%.
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IFIC What's for Lunch Video. »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 5 months ago in Style
"What's for Lunch?" is a humorous and entertaining look at some of the issues related to the various ways food is grown.
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Reduce Prescription Costs: Prescription Drug Samples »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
Anytime that you are starting a new prescription medication or changing to a lower costing medication, ask your doctor for samples of the new medication ...
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PhRMA defends distribution of free pharmaceutical samples »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
Free pharmaceutical samples can give physicians valuable first-hand experience with new treatment options. And free samples can help patients begin treatment sooner, find the right ...
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Treat Medication Samples With Respect »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
A physician may give you samples of a particular medication at the time of your office or clinic visit. Typically, this may done at the ...
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Collateral Damage: Drug Samples Under Fire »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
Drug samples are just the latest focus in the ongoing scrutiny of the industry's marketing practices. Pharma's need to anticipate that marketing reform ...
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Time to take on the drug samples problem »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
"It doesn't seem fair to penalize the poor and struggling middle-income patients who can't afford co-pays just on principle. As a consumer, I ...
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What's Wrong with Free Drug Samples? »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
"handing out free samples has at least one major benefit: it often does save patients money. In the free clinic where I used to practice ...
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Free drug samples and the poor »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
Free drug "samples may actually be more beneficial to the insured and non-poor who can ultimately afford these newer medications, and can be important in ...
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American Osteopathic Association encourages distribution of free drug samples (PDF) »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
Free samples of prescription drugs help patients who lack insurance coverage for medications or those who cannot afford medications and also help physicians determine whether ...
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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Physician Dispensing of Drug Samples »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
"The American Academy of Family Physicians supports the practice of physicians providing sample medications at no charge to patients based on physician discretion. The AAFP ...
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The Myth and Reality of Drug Samples (PDF) »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
"At least with drug samples, even if it is not the drug companies' intention, they are easing the burden of prescription drug costs for some ...
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Drug Samples and Family Practice Residents »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
"Family practice residents value and use samples, although they are often unaware of the rules governing the labeling of samples... Drug samples play a significant ...
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* Interactions of doctors with the pharmaceutical industry (accepting free drug samples) »
Posted by: silvercab223 1 year, 7 months ago in Style
Most respondents (doctors) thought it proper to accept drug samples (92%)... A third (33%) of the respondents thought that their own decision to prescribe a ...
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