Finally A New Drug- How Does Your Doctor Know?
CF Thompson
Last month the FDA approved about 40 new medications and 6 new medications received tentative approval.
With so many medications produced and approved it is mind boggling to fathom how physicians, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, can keep pace with the information.
At last Auidiolearn.net is the perfect information conduit. They provide audios with over 500 commonly prescribed medications. Medical professionals and the public can also subscribe to the monthly updates at no charge. Audio learning? What a great idea. The audio includes interactions, side effects, indications, and mechanism of action. When else will these busy professionals have a chance to keep up the newest medications?
It is not hard to find a doctor who has not heard of a newly approved drug that will have fewer side effects or treat an illness more efficiently. When was the last time a physician prescribed a less effective mediation than one that Did the doctor prescribe the most current drug? Who knows? It is going to take which is of less value than an alternative on the market. Many patients suffer painful side effects, such as, stomach pains, muscle aches, cramping, bloating and rapid heart beat or worse.
Mosthealth insurance companies will not cover brand name drugs, when there is a generic alternative. What if the drug store fills a prescription (http://www.audiolearn.net/Pharmaceutical_Drugs/Pharmaceutical_Drugs.html) as prescribed and a generic available? A drug store that is aware of the generics available may inform the physician to see if they will the generic. A pharmacy technician may first realize this when they try to but the charge through the insurance company and it comes back. Sometimes it does not come to anyone's attention until the order is filled and the patient goes to pick up their prescription.
They ask the pharmacist why the bill is so high and the technician looks into it. This of course takes up the pharmacy tech's time. They come back and say that there is a generic available and the health insurance will not pay for brand name drugs! Some consumers may ask that the pharmacist contact the physicians office.
On the other hand most consumers aren't aware of the problem with the price. They will not say anything and will either pay the higher price or not buy the medications regardless of how badly it is necessary. The higher price without insurance is out of the price range for many customers.
This may seem unbelievable, but there are millions of elderly people who have to choose between eating and medications. They simply don't have enough money for both. Notably, it is an unacceptable situation, but it takes time and energy to stay current.
If you are a physician, nurse, pharmacist, pharmaceutical (http://www.audiolearn.net/Pharmaceutical_Drugs/Reference.html) technician please take an active roll in giving your patients with the most up to date information.
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