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Introducing FindDrugPrices.com – Your New Partner in Affordable Medication Access

We’re excited to announce the launch of FindDrugPrices.com, a new nonprofit initiative that makes finding affordable prescription medications easier than ever. Built on the foundation of NeedyMeds’ trusted drug discount card program, this innovative platform brings transparent pharmacy pricing directly to your fingertips. Making Medication Affordable for Everyone FindDrugPrices.com was created with a simple but powerful mission: to help patients find the lowest prescription drug prices at pharmacies in their local area. By leveraging the NeedyMeds drug discount card network, the platform provides real-time pricing information that can help patients save significantly on their medications. The difference is clear: while […]

Beware of Dr. Google (Part 2)

(This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. You can find part 1 here.)   Almost everyone is susceptible to self-diagnosis from well-meaning searches, but some people are more prone than others. When I was in medical school 39 years ago, before the internet took off, we called it Medical Student Disease. It usually involved one or more of us, depending on what ordinary symptoms we had that day, wondering if we had the disease we were studying. It usually subsided when we got into enough detail about these diseases to realize we didn’t have them. I’m sure it’s a […]

Beware of Dr. Google (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. The internet is full of medical information. Much of it is accurate and current, but some of it is inaccurate, out of date, misleading, biased, or downright advertising. Moreover, sometimes weird-sounding things actually work (for example, fecal transplants for C. difficile infections). On the other hand, there are perfectly seemingly logical solutions that are not effective (such as antibiotics for most ear infections). However, accuracy is not the major problem with online medical information. The problem is that too many people use Dr. Google for self-diagnosis. While it may be tempting to […]

Making the Self-Care Commitment, One Step at a Time

There’s no better time than right now to invest in your health. Odds are you do it every day — even if you don’t know that’s what you’re doing. From taking over-the-counter (OTC) medication for headaches, to setting weight loss goals or wearing a fitness tracker, most of us practice self-care every day without realizing it. New research from BeMedWise details just how common self-care is. Among the report’s 2,000+ survey respondents: The full report, titled “Empowering Americans to Take Greater Responsibility for Their Health,” examines how self-care can improve an individual’s health while also reducing medical costs. It comes […]

Patient Safety Advocates Oppose Foreign Online Pharmacies

Last summer the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) launched a campaign to raise awareness of counterfeit drugs from foreign online pharmacies.  This year, they have drafted a letter to the U.S. Congress to encourage them to oppose proposals that allow American consumers to buy Health Canada-approved medication from “legitimate” Canadian online pharmacies. Buying medications from other countries has been an idea proposed to combat the high cost of prescriptions in the United States. Starting in 1999 politicians began filling buses with senior constituents and driving them to Canada, starting with then-Representative Bernie Sanders from Vermont. The seniors would […]

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