Long Islanders Take Unhealthy Measures To Afford Their Prescriptions A Stony Brook University Center for Survey Research poll conducted this past month reveals that Long Islanders are taking very un
healthy measures to cope with the high cost of
prescription drugs. One in five (21%) residents delay filling their
prescriptions, skip doses, or go without other necessities such as food and heat. In addition, 12% lack any
prescription drug coverage.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAsthma Medicines Often Not Prescribed As National Guidelines Recommend More than a decade after national guidelines were issued for asthma treatment, some patients still don't receive
prescriptions for the inhalers that experts say offer the safest and most effective long-term control of the disease, a new study suggests. Physicians' prescribing practices based on expert recommendations improved between 1998 and 2002 overall.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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