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With all of the news about PPI medications and issues of kidney concerns and dementia concerns, I think it is wise to catch our breath and maintain some perspective. The jury is out on this topic. PPI’s are great medications and the topic of quitting PPI’s is always worth exploring, but I have written extensively …
Yes…it’s an old joke and we all know it. The answer to our question is ….”Practice, practice, practice.” This old joke fits in with my follow-up post about ZE & PPI medications because the story of why we hear so many criticisms about PPI medication is based on how assistant professors become professors. How?….Not practice, …
There are always changes going on with insurance and medication insurance coverage, and one of the most curious phenomenon is ‘uncovered’ medications. Medicines that insurance used to pay for, but they no longer do. This includes a variety of medications: sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, anxiety medications, and hormones….to list just a few. The reason they …
What is a beta blocker and why should you care? Well, because they are among the great pharmaceutical discoveries of the 20th century, and they are useful in so many ways. Perhaps you could benefit from a beta blocker. What is a beta blocker? It is a chemical that blocks the action of adrenaline …