Pharmacy Tomorrow from Prescription Center Gary Newton, FACA, Pharmaceutical Chemist; Gerald
Mizelle, Consultant Pharmacist
915
Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28305, (800) 682-4664, Fax (910) 485-3335 www.RXFIXER.com;GARY@rxfixer.com
OUR 46TH
YEAR <> © January 2006 Providing the “Compounder’s Advantage”
Pushing 50 is exercise enough.
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Cola Linked to High Blood Pressure:
Habitual consumption of
colas, diets or with sugar increased the risk of high blood pressure
(hypertension) in women taking part in a study reported in the November issue
of Journal of the Amercian Medical
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The three wise men were from Iraq.
FDA Condemns Miracle II
Products:
(Why no recall)? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises against the
use of Miracle II Neutralizer and Neutralizer Gel
products, advertised to treat cataracts, pink eye, AIDS, mouth ulcers,
yeast infection, etc. FDA claims contamination, and lack of sterility. FDA Med Watch.
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THALIDOMIDE, inexpensive and
widely used to stop headaches in the 1960’s until proven to cause birth
defects, is again available. At $109.00
per capsule, it is very good or somebody is still paying damages to deformed
children.
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Vaccine Helps Smokers Quit:
(Seeing will be
believing). A new, not yet available,
NICOTINE VACCINE has a significant impact on smoking behavior. An injection of
the experimental vaccine, NicVax, helped smokers
who made no effort to quit, abstain thirty days. The vaccine can also prevent
adolescents from taking up smoking. This is the first time a vaccine is used to
prevent a behavior and not to prevent a disease.. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2005; 78:456-4
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Reading
maketh a full man; writing an exact man. Frances Bacon
Marijuana May Help Multiple Sclerosis:
Oral cannabinoids
(Marihuana, Cannabis), taken for one year to treat MS may reduce muscle spasticity, pain, and improve sleep. There is
no reduction in relapse rates. Trials will now focus on different varieties and
routes of administration. Journal of
Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, December-2005 ===============================The
middle-aged male has great powers of passive resistance.-C. S. Lewis, The Four
Loves.
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Retin-A, Not Just for Acne Anymore:
Topical Retin-A solution (tretinoin)
improves the healing of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes. Six of thirteen
ulcers healed completely in sixteen weeks of daily treatment. -Archives of Dermatology, Dec
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Is it bad luck for the groom
to see the bride the night before the DIVORCE? ============================================
A woman, passing a Nativity scene,
was heard to say: “They bring religion into everything. Look-- they are
dragging it into Christmas now!”--C. S. Lewis in Letters to an Am Lady.
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PRESCRIPTION CENTER
Will Not
Direct Bill Prescriptions
To MEDICARE!
For copies of prescriptions you want to have filled at another pharmacy through
Medicare, please GIVE NUMBER AND THREE DAYS NOTICE
If you have
MEDIGAP or a Supplement:
If your coverage, as in a “J” policy is better than Medicare
D coverage, you can continue to use your supplemental coverage and not choose a
Medicare-D plan. Medicare D is not expected to pay hospital or doctor co-pay
(20%) and deductible. Verify this with your agent.
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PRESCRIPTION CENTER
WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND JANUARY 1, 2006
THANK YOU & HAPPY
HOLIDAYS! Emergency
prescriptions available 24/7 for registered patients.
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During 2005, Steve completed 19 years of service, Kelly 14, Jimmy 5
and Wiley returned after 30 years. Our compounding laboratory space tripled,
and our staff doubled even as we discontinued direct billing of Medicare,
Insurance, most Medicaid, and eliminated hospital equipment rentals.
ELAVIL
for IC, Safe, Effective, Cheap:
Amitriptyline (Elavil) is a safe, and effective therapeutic approach for
interstitial cystitis. After 19 months, 60% of patients receiving 50mg daily
were without symptoms. Reuters Health
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Do not take life so seriously, it isn’t permanent.
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Prescription Glasses for Puppies:
Doggles (Dog Goggles) can be
made with any prescription needed for about $100.00. Typically dogs are twice
as farsighted as humans. Doggles are also used to protect military dogs in the
Middle East from blowing sand. www.doggles.com www.acvo.org
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Myrrh
(Hebrew=MUR) brought to Jesus with gold and frankincense was more rare and
valuable than the myrrh commonly used today as a laxative and astringent. Mur
is now used in perfumes.
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Body Image Causes Lack of Desire:
The more a woman perceives herself as less
attractive, the more likely she is to report a decline in sexual interest, a
team at Penn State found. Some of the women could not think of one attractive
feature. They especially disliked their stomachs, hips, thighs, and legs.
Two-thirds of the women, otherwise in good health, and not menopausal, desired
sex less than ten years before. ==Journal of Sex
Research.
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A bird in the hand can be an awful mess.
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Help for Dry Eyes:
Adequate amounts of
omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent dry eye syndrome. Look to salmon, chunk
light tuna, flaxseeds, walnuts and fish oil to keep your peepers in top form.
Puppy will also appreciate a spoonful or two of fish oil daily. RealAge Tip of the Day.
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I bought a pack of batteries,
except batteries were not included.
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Declaw Ban Unlawful:
On request of the California
Veterinary Medical Association, the California Superior Court ruled Hollywood’s
declaw ban is unlawful. In 2003 the Hollywood City Council adopted an ordinance
that banned animal declawing. –Veterinary Practice News.
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Q.
What is the difference between God and a surgeon?
A.
God does not think he is a surgeon.
Effective Pediculicide for Head Lice:
The National Lottery
Charities Board funded this study because there is no readily available product
that provides effective control of head lice. The “Bug Buster” kit consisting
of a conditioner and a very fine-tooth comb used to comb wet hair was four
times as effective as traditional pediculicides. Treatment consists of four
sequential combings on wet conditioned hair during a two week period. BMJ. 12/4/05
As we get older, the less we
feel our oats and the more we feel our corns.
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Subantimicrobial Doxycycline Improves
Rosacea:
Adding 20 mg of oral doxycycline
hyclate to topical therapy in four weeks significantly reduces clinical signs
of Rosacea compared to topical treatment only. No severe adverse events
occurred. Journal of
the American Academy of Dermatology, November 2005.
The Energizer Bunny was
arrested – charged with battery.
Choose Your Parents Carefully:
Your chance
of becoming diabetic is 14% if a parent is, 50% if both parents are.
A woman’s
risk of breast cancer is doubled if a mother or sister has it, increased
5-fold if mother and a sister have it. What if you are an only child?
A
brassiere (Fr) was first a support: the shirt worn to support a baby’s body; it
is still a support, as an arm around the body, but not for babies.- Dict. of Word Origins
Prescription Center
“We make drugs better.”
915 Hay Street, (910) 485-2167
Fayetteville, NC 28305
Gary Newton, Pharmacist, FACA
© January 2006
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Compounder’s Advantage:
Pharmacists can customize
a new treatment immediately; a drug manufacturer needs seven years, or will
discontinue a needed product when it is no longer profitable. Examples of
compounded prescriptions:
1. Avastin For direct injection into the eye to treat Macular Degeneration.
(Amazing).
2. Konstant (slow) release
BACLOFEN to reduce drowsiness and other side effects in the
treatment of TMJ and Fibromyalgia.
3.
Pleasant tasting
alcohol-free liquid RANITIDINE (Zantac).
4. “Dr. Nelson’s All Purpose Nipple Cream” containing
five drugs for a new mom in a very uncomfortable, painful condition.
5. Transcutaneous Scopolamine cream for TRANS-SCOP
patches, now unavailable.
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If you have an excuse, do not use it.
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Less Migraines:
Combining a triptan (Imitrex, Maxalt, and
others) and an NSAID (Motrin, Naprsyn, Indocin, Celebrex, etc.) is more
effective than either drug alone for treating migraines. Do not use more than
twice a week to prevent chronic or rebound headaches.
A new study
suggests that Excedrin Migraine is
better than sumatriptin (Imitrex) for treating acute migraines. –Pharmacist’s Letter. ===================================================
To cure insomnia, get lots of sleep.
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Shingles Vaccine Soon:
A
herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine (Zostavax by Merck) is awaiting licensing. It
can reduce the incidence of shingles by
51%. Patients sixty years of age or older should be vaccinated. The
lifetime risk of developing shingles is 30%. –Drug InfoLine..
Many drink to forget the person who is
driving them to drink. ==============================================
Infectious Hands:
The FDA says antibacterial soaps are no better than
just soap and water for home use. After scrubbing with soap and water, rinse in
plain rubbing alcohol. Also use rubbing alcohol when soap and water are not
available. Consumer antibacterial products contain triclosan that is marginally
effective and sometimes irritating.—Lancet.