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Have We Forsaken Mentally Ill Patients?

The People's Pharmacy

He was homeless and had been in and out of hospitals with diagnoses of schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for more than a decade. Whatever Happened to Hospitalized Mentally Ill Patients? These hospitals were far from perfect, but they did offer food, shelter, security and a degree of care.

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Preventing Deadly Drug Interactions Harder Than You Think

The People's Pharmacy

Over a million people are harmed every year by adverse reactions to prescription drugs. This is expensive, so very few hospitals use this effective strategy to double-check prescriptions. You might also want to send a copy of our book , to your relatives who are taking a handful of medications each day.

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Antidepressants and Suicide: Why Don’t People Think There’s a Link?

The People's Pharmacy

Despite a caring family, she was simply referred from doctor to doctor, from hospital to hospital, with no continuity of care. Many years ago, in our book, Graedons’ Best Medicine (1991), we wrote about the evolution of Prozac: “When Prozac (fluoxetine) was introduced in 1987 it barely made a splash.

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Can Statins Cause Memory Loss and Transient Global Amnesia?

The People's Pharmacy

Over that time he wrote several books including Lipitor, Thief of Memory , and Statin Drug Side Effects. I was hospitalized and thoroughly tested, including MRI, EEG and EKG. The FDA does require the makers of statin-type drugs to list memory loss, forgetfulness, amnesia, memory impairment and confusion as possible adverse reactions.

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How Supporting the Liver Is Key to Recovering from Thyroid Disease

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Or, you may invest in some supplements and medications, only to discover you have an adverse reaction to them. Or, you may even be scared to try a new intervention in case you have an adverse reaction to it. When people have a lot of reactions to different supplements, it’s usually a liver issue. Can you relate?

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Abilify generic availability, cost, and dosage

The Checkup by Singlecare

For example, this 2020 study found that people who took generic antidepressants were at higher risk of being hospitalized than those who took their brand-name counterparts. However, some studies found that there may be differences between brand and generic drugs. Generic medications still offer significant cost savings; in the U.S.,

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How to Shrink Thyroid Nodules

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A 2021 review found that when combined with thyroid medications, Prunella can help reduce the diameter of thyroid nodules, while also improving the clinical efficiency and reducing the risk of adverse reactions of the thyroid medications. [41]