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James Thompson, MD

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posted 03/05/2008, comments (6)

One Doc's Opinion: Regarding Direct to Consumer Drug Marketing

One Doctor's Opinion: Regarding a survey conducted by USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health about how drug ads influence doctors in prescribing medications and the impact on cost. Marketing prescription drugs to the public was popularized over a decade ago, by the makers of Claritin, a non-drowsy... Read more Chevron

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Kathleen MacNaughton

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posted 06/19/2007, comments (6)

New Prescription Allergy Medicine: Xyzal

Allergy medicines fall into a couple of groups: first-generation antihistamines, which are mostly available over the counter and include such common drugs as Benadryl and Chlor-tri-meton, and second-generation antihistamines, such as the following: Claritin (now available over the counter) Clarinex (similar to Claritin, but prescription) Zyrtec... Read more Chevron

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Kathleen MacNaughton

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posted 05/05/2007, comments (8)

How Can You Know Which Allergy Medicine Is Best?

There are tons of allergy medicines available, both over the counter and by prescription. So, how can you know which one is best? The answer to this question is not a simple one. First, it will be helpful to explore the main type of medicine used to treat allergies, which is an antihistamine. An antihistamine is a drug that blocks a... Read more Chevron

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