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Save on pet medicines by shopping around
Pet owners: you can shop around for prescription medication for your companion animal.
As discussed in my story today, under Maryland regulations a vet must give you a written copy of any prescription he or she is willing to fill him- or herself.
It...Tags: Health and Personal Care, Online Advertising, Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration
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Compare prescription prices: Consumer Website of the Week
Pricing for prescription drugs definitely isn't transparent.
Pharmacies don't post lists of the costs for the medicines they dispense, and they can differ widely, so if it can pay to shop around.
This is important to consider whether or not you're using...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health and Personal Care, Prices, Drugs and Medicines, Consumers
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Prosecutor asked to investigate Maryland lawmaker
The state prosecutor has been asked to investigate whether a powerful Maryland lawmaker improperly used his campaign account for personal purchases and other expenses unrelated to his candidacy. The Maryland Board of Elections requested an...Tags: Laws, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Ulysses Currie, Justice System, Hotels and Accommodations
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Parents uneasy about swine flu vaccine
Alexandra McKinty will not be putting her 13-month-old in line for the swine flu vaccine. Madelyn, she says, has already had too many shots in her short life. And Loretta Jergensen of Parkville is worried that the vaccine wasn't adequately tested, so...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Services, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Patterson Park
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'Biggest Loser' features more tears and jeers than usual
Reality CheckLast week's Biggest Loser was a total letdown -- dragging out for two hours and culminating in a to-be-continued, so we didn't even see who, if anyone, was going home. I don't want to sit through two hours of Biggest......Tags: Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages, Personal Service, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dining and Drinking
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Firms extol the savings in Medicare drug cards
Sun ReporterDrug manufacturers fired back yesterday at consumer advocates who claim that inflated pharmaceutical prices have eroded savings for Medicare beneficiaries under a new government-sponsored discount prescription program. The Pharmaceutical Research and...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Government Health Care, Medical Services, Drugs and Medicines, Family
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Disparity in generic drug prices is a bitter pill to swallow
Generic prescription drugs have to meet exacting standards for ingredients and quality, which you'd think would make them uniformly priced at pharmacies. But that, of course, isn't the case. Generic drug prices can be all over the map, depending on...
Tags: Health and Personal Care, Prescription Drugs, High Blood Pressure, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Attack
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Shop around for deals on prescription drugs
If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...Tags: Health and Personal Care, Prescription Drugs, Lipitor (drug), Lexapro (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore
You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Health and Personal Care, High Blood Pressure, Walgreen Co.
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Fake medicine poses growing threat to consumers
Consumers shopping for medicine on the Internet often are getting convenience, a good price and the cloak of privacy, but they may not be getting the real thing. A burgeoning multibillion-dollar industry of counterfeit drugs — ranging from AIDS...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, General Practitioners, Sales, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Consumers
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Wal-Mart set to open Panorama City grocery store
L.A. NOWAs unions and community groups dig in to stop Wal-Mart from opening a grocery store in Chinatown, the retailing giant is scheduled to open a Panorama City store Friday morning with little outcry. Los Angeles' first Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market will...... -
Feed The Need Day Wed November 21st
What: Feed The Need When: Wednesday November 21st Where: Lafayette Marsh Supermarkets Coming up Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, The WASK Radio Group (98.7 WASK, 93-5 ‘KHY, K105, B102-9, and ESPN 1450AM) will be broadcasting live to help...
Tags: Health and Personal Care, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Drugs and Medicines
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