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Helpful New Tool to Manage Prescription Drugs!

Posted on 11/9/2010 by | General News | Comments

Personal HealthEver wish you could easily find all the information you could need about your prescription drugs in your own home? Ever wonder how you should go about talking to your health care professional about the medications you are taking? How about wonder if you are getting the best medicine for your needs at the best price? Well, AARP and Consumer Reports Health have launched a new online tool so that you can wish and wonder less about your prescription drugs. …

Skyrocketing Drug Prices

Posted on 08/25/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Personal HealthAARP released a report today that finds that prices of widely used brand name prescription drugs skyrocketed last year – “skyrocketed” meaning climbed more than eight percent (8%) even while general inflation remained negative. The New York Times covered the findings here. The report – called Rx Price Watch – is the first of its kind, looking at the retail price of drugs – that is, the amount that is actually charged to consumers (and/or insurers). The findings of this …