Day: January 1, 2012

Although we’ve not seen this in Arizona, the FDA has listed Adderall and Ritalin as medications in ‘short supply’. Widely prescribed to enhance focus and concentration, these medications are running afoul of FDA efforts to prevent abuse of these medications. I’ve not seen anyone have a problem getting their prescriptions filled, but we will see …

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Compliance is the term doctor’s use to mean ‘adherence’ to a medication regimen. Compliance is critical to gaining the benefits from medication because clearly, you can only benefit from a medication if you take it. An interesting study of Compliance with breast cancer prevention medications called Aromatase Inhibitors (Aromasin/Arimidex), only 80% of patients took their …

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