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    Jun 11, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Disparity in generic drug prices is a bitter pill to swallow

    Generic prescription drugs have to meet exacting standards for ingredients and quality, which you'd think would make them uniformly priced at pharmacies.
    Generic prescription drugs have to meet exacting standards for ingredients and quality, which you'd think would make them uniformly priced at pharmacies. But that, of course, isn't the case. Generic drug prices can be all over the map, depending on...

    Tags: Heart Problems, Prescription Drugs, Services and Shopping, Drugs and Medicines, High Blood Pressure

    2. May 12, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Shop around for deals on prescription drugs

    If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...

    Tags: Rite Aid Corp., Consumers, Prescription Drugs, Clopidogrel (drug), Actos (drug)

    3. May 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore

    You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Rite Aid Corp., Health and Medical Professionals, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Tobacco Products

    4. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Ind. Senate backs tighter cold medicine limits

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Senate has approved a bill that would set tighter limits on the quantities consumers may buy of cold medications often used to make methamphetamine. Senators voted 44-4 on Monday in favor of the bill that would...

    Tags: Ephedrine (drug), Medicines, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Oct 16, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Fake medicine poses growing threat to consumers

    Consumers shopping for medicine on the Internet often are getting convenience, a good price and the cloak of privacy, but they may not be getting the real thing.
    Consumers shopping for medicine on the Internet often are getting convenience, a good price and the cloak of privacy, but they may not be getting the real thing. A burgeoning multibillion-dollar industry of counterfeit drugs — ranging from AIDS...

    Tags: Erectile Dysfunction, Naperville, Health Treatments, Drug Trafficking, HIV

    6. Sep 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Wal-Mart set to open Panorama City grocery store

    L.A. NOW
    As unions and community groups dig in to stop Wal-Mart from opening a grocery store in Chinatown, the retailing giant is scheduled to open a Panorama City store Friday morning with little outcry. Los Angeles' first Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market will......
    7. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| WASK Radio

  7. Feed The Need Day Wed November 21st

     
      What: Feed The Need When: Wednesday November 21st Where: Lafayette Marsh Supermarkets  Coming up Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, The WASK Radio Group (98.7 WASK, 93-5 ‘KHY, K105, B102-9, and ESPN 1450AM) will be broadcasting live to help...

    Tags: Medicines, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Services and Shopping, Drugs and Medicines

    8. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Letters to the editor

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>25x25 looks good -- on the surface</strong></span>
    25x25 looks good -- on the surface Editor: Most Michigan residents support renewable energy but I cannot support Proposal 3, the so called "25 x 25" proposal that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. This proposal would require the state's energy providers...

    Tags: Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Government Health Care, Energy Saving, Services and Shopping

    9. Jul 17, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. Guidelines ensure safe cosmetology in Aberdeen

    Before you place your foot in that salon's pedicure basin, remember to ask the right questions and save yourself a trip to the doctor.
    cball@aberdeennews.com
    Before you place your foot in that salon's pedicure basin, remember to ask the right questions and save yourself a trip to the doctor.  Bacteria and fungi from unsanitary salons can cause major health risks, according to the South Dakota Cosmetology...

    Tags: Consumers, Diabetes, Personal Service, Diseases and Illnesses, Services and Shopping

    10. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. Report: CT Has High Rate Of Doctors Dispensing Costly Drugs

    The Hartford Courant
    New research shows a sharp rise in the number of Connecticut doctors who are prescribing drugs to injured people on workers' compensation at higher prices than if the drugs were bought at pharmacies. The study conducted by Workers Compensation Research...

    Tags: Social Security, Prescription Drugs, Employees, Employment, Services and Shopping

    11. May 7, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  11. Website Helps You Pay Less For Prescriptions

    <span id="internal-source-marker_0.6997080840735121" style="background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">We compare prices on airfare, hotels and gadgets, so why not do the same for prescription drugs. Now a new website called <a href="http://www.goodrx.com/">GoodRX</a> lets you do just that. </span></span>
    We compare prices on airfare, hotels and gadgets, so why not do the same for prescription drugs. Now a new website called GoodRX lets you do just that. Americans spend more than 300 billion dollars on prescription drugs, often just paying whatever the...

    Tags: Health, Prices, Prescription Drugs, Medicines, Services and Shopping

    12. Apr 6, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Walgreens to fill half of former Borders site

    TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » News
    Walgreens has confirmed that it plans to fill half of one of Wilmette’s most conspicuous vacancies, at the former Borders on Lake Avenue. The bookstore …...
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