MetaFilter posts tagged with pharmaceuticals and health

High medication costs make baby Jesus cry

dances_with_sneetches — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:15:46 -0800

Why do my medications cost so much? Are there ways to save money on my pills? Are generic drugs equal to the brand name? Is a generic option available for the drug I'm taking? Or maybe my medications are causing my health problems? Can I just take the expired pills in that old bottle?

Just Say No To Drugs (Reps)

Gyan — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 21:57:06 -0800

Just Say No To Drug Reps.

How to think about prescription drugs.

trharlan — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:03:21 -0800

How to think about prescription drugs. Malcolm Gladwell's latest piece in The New Yorker
The emphasis of the prescription-drug debate is all wrong. We've been focussed on the drug manufacturers. But decisions about prevalence, therapeutic mix, and intensity aren't made by the producers of drugs. They’re made by the consumers of drugs.

Big heads wobbling on wee necks?....

troutfishing — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 10:11:01 -0800

Nootropics ("smart" drugs) - all wish to be smarter, correct ? And - while exercise, nutrition, learning, travel, and social interaction (the last 3 via release of neurotrophins) effectively do this, Nootropic drugs have been researched since the 1950's and have been shown to cause at least short term cognitive function enhancement. Piracetam, the first of this drugs, shows promise in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Attention deficit Disorder. Alas, as with poor little Algernon, the effect seems temporary. Nootropics can be a little difficult to acquire in the US. Beer is not a nootropic, but sex on the other hand.....

bittennails — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 09:29:09 -0800

The barbie drug, brown and hard anyone?