17 interesting facts about doctors and patients. picked by karenben 1 year ago

The old joke about doctor's bad handwriting has dire consequences. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Prescription anti-depressants such as Prozac and Zoloft, cholesterol-reducing drugs like Lipitor, and synthetic estrogen are reportedly the most commonly found drugs in bull sharks in Florida's Caloosahatchee River. Scientists believe the drugs were flushed down toilets and eventually ended up in the bloodstreams of sharks. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What?!

You mean I'm shelling out 100s of dollars sometimes for medication that might be a placebo?!?! picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Army Specialist Cameron Briggs washes down a cocktail of prescription drugs every day for post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury he suffered when four roadside bombs rocked his Humvee in Iraq. Tramadol for pain. Midrin for debilitating headaches. Minipress to suppress nightmares. Klonopin to control anger and anxiety. His next dose of treatment will come from an unlikely source: a pur... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago

So instead of getting some quack doctor to give you a prescription for $100 because of your supposed "anxiety" or alleged "insomnia", you will just pay an extra tax each time you buy yourself another 8th. picked by D3SPiTE 1 year ago

Although they are used millions of times every day— few people are aware of the dangers to their liver and gastrointestinal tract posed by drugs containing acetaminophen. Hundreds of deaths and over 150,000 accidental overdoses every year have triggered the panel reporting to the FDA to propose eliminating this category of prescription pain killer. picked by equinox 5 months ago

In the ongoing court case of the parents who rejected medical help for their baby in favour of faith healing, the jury hears the father tell of how, no one in his immediate family has ever been to a doctor or used prescription or over-the-counter medicine. "It's not something we believe in."

Update to this picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

From the story: "Google is the world’s biggest prescription narcotics dealer. What else do you call the guy who hooks you up with a direct supply of drugs and takes a cut of the profits?" picked by rjonesx 2 years ago

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

The pharmaceutical industry contends that the samples help the uninsured and people with low incomes, but the study of prescription use by nearly 33,000 U.S. residents during 2003 found that the neediest were least likely to get samples. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

You’re nearly at the airport, suddenly: “Who locked the front door?” “Can the neighbours get in to feed the budgie?” “Are the prescription tablets still on the hall table?”

Forget your worries with the ultimate holiday checklist picked by KEROberos32 1 year ago

A British woman accused of downing prescription drugs, two or three bottles of wine and liquid soap from a London-bound jetliner's lavatory before scuffling with flight attendants will remain in jail in Maine over the weekend.
*Alcohol (AMONG OTHER THINGS) May have been involved* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

"These individuals repeatedly and excessively furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose." picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Almost 7% of American university students have used prescription stimulants. Not to party all night, but to study.
The cast of characters here are familiar; Adderall, Ritalin and the newest sibling, Modafinil (aka Provigil). These smart drugs, developed for the treatment of the ill, are now finding homes in the medicine cabinets of the healthy.
The question is: will they be in yours? picked by horatiopants 8 months ago

There are many sicknesses doctors can cure with the swish of a pen across prescription pad. But for all we understand now about some illnesses, there are even more that still stump the pros, confound the public and rage on uncontested. picked by karenben 2 years ago

Nearly a decade after OxyContin slammed into southwestern Virginia and much of Appalachia, the abuse of prescription painkillers in the region is worse than ever, police and public health officials say. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

The brave new world of "cognitive enhancement," a term that typically refers to the use of attention- or memory-boosting prescription drugs, such as Adderall, Ritalin and modafinil (Provigil), along with other performance-raising medications, to improve productivity. picked by mattgup 11 months ago

....“I’d write a prescription and then insurance companies would put restrictions on almost every medication. I’d get a call: ‘Drug not covered. Write a different prescription or get preauthorization.’ If I ordered an M.R.I., I’d have to explain to a clerk why I wanted to do the test. I felt handcuffed. It was a big, big headache.” picked by DerAlt 1 year ago

A new Pilot Scheme was introduced in the UK that will make it possible for women to get the contraceptive pill without doctor's prescription. picked by maxriter 2 years ago