As a trusted pillar of the medical community, patients look to their pharmacists to provide them with the correct medication at the correct dosage. In the United States, dispensing errors account for a huge portion of medication errors, and medication errors are a leading cause of mortality. This is why it’s essential for pharmacies and pharmacists to find ways to minimize the … [Read more...]
How Healthy are Your Prescription Drugs?
There have always been different perspectives on the value of prescription drugs. Are pharmaceuticals being overprescribed? Is there adequate research within the pharmaceutical industry? Are physicians encouraged to promote the use of prescription drugs? These are all questions that skeptics have posed over the years. Alternative medicine or Eastern methods have become more … [Read more...]
5 Reasons People Prefer Name Brand Drugs Over Generics
Generic drugs include the same dosage of the same medicine as name brand drugs, so why do customers sometimes prefer to buy the more expensive name brands over less expensive generics? There can be many psychological reasons people choose to spend the money on more expensive medications even though less expensive ones can give them the same results. 1. Doctor … [Read more...]