New York Expands Drug Pricing Website
New York Expands Drug Pricing Website:
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New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer rolled out an expanded version of his
drug pricing Web site yesterday, hoping to assist those New Yorkers lacking
health insurance or prescription drug benefits to comparison shop. From Long Island
Newsday:
The online reference guide includes the 25 most popular prescription drugs on the market, and, for the first
time, has prices from pharmacies in all of the state’s 62 counties.
”With information from this Web site, consumers, especially seniors on fixed incomes, the uninsured and those
lacking adequate prescription drug coverage, can comparison shop and keep their costs as low as possible,” Spitzer
said in a prepared statement.
Under current New York State law, each pharmacy is required to carry an expanded version of this guide, known as
the Drug Retail Price List, which covers nearly 150 prescription drugs, and customers are able to view it at any
time.
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[Via The Medical Informatics Weblog]
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Menstrual Migraines and Period Control
Menstrual Migraines and Period Control:
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"Not all headaches are created equal: migraine headaches affect more than twice as many women as men. Interestingly, in 60-70% of women, the headaches are related to the menstrual cycle. Period-related headaches that occur from one week to 3 days before the start of your period are called premenstrual migraines. The ones that occur from 3 days before the start of your period to 2 days afterward are called true menstrual migraines....
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