Pharmacology

As the cost for prescription drugs continues to increase, so does the need for immediate and effective prescription cost control. And while there are several programs and methods available to provide cost containment over prescription drug expenses, one of the most accessible and valuable methods is the prescription discount card.

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Signing up for a prescription discount card is easy, instant and free, and you can sign up online, and then print the card from your computer. There are no waiting periods or pre-existing exclusions, and everyone qualifies for a prescription discount card. Most importantly, you can start saving immediately. In fact, the prescription discount card can help your family save up to 75% off of your prescription drug costs and it’s accepted at more than 57,000 local, regional and national locations. With so many benefits and absolutely no risk or cost, signing up for a prescription discount card is a no-brainer.

Keep your family’s prescription budget in check
According to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. spending on prescription drugs has increased nearly six times since 1990, reaching more than $230 billion annually. That amount is expected to double in the next decade. In addition, as the costs for medical care and prescriptions continue to increase, saving money on the prescription drugs you rely on to keep you and your family is critical.

As an informed consumer, it’s important to stay abreast of the latest developments affecting the prescriptions that you and your family take on a regular basis, and to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to saving on those medications. Having a prescription discount card is a great way to ensure you save as much as possible on all of your future prescription medication purchases.

It is common knowledge that drinking milk provides calcium and calcium can ward off the effects of osteoporosis (thinning of bone tissue, loss of bone density). However, recent research has demonstrated 4 new ways where people can benefit from getting their daily recommended allowance of calcium (1000 mg of calcium per day for adults under the age of 50, 1200 mg for those above the age of 50).

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells (neurons) that are responsible or controlling voluntary muscles.  According the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), approximately 20,000 Americans have ALS and an estimated 5,000 people are diagnosed with ALS each year.  Unfortunately, ALS is a rapidly progressive disease that is fatal.  In patients suffering with ALS, the upper and lower motor neurons degenerate and/or die resulting in a loss of muscle function.  Eventually, the muscles that are responsible for respiration fail and the ability to breath is lost and patients require ventilatory support.  The cause of ALS remains unknown, and in approximately 90 to 95% of all ALS cases, the disease appears to occur randomly.  However, some recent theories hypothesize that there is an interplay between genetic or metabolic factors and lifestyle factors.

To date, there is one drug that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  This drug, Riluzole, is thought to reduce the damage to motor neurons and thus extend the life of these neurons and, especially, in patients that present with difficulty swallowing.  Riluzole acts as an anti-glutamatergic agent and inhibits the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate.
A recent article published in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, reviewed the current literature in order to assess emerging treatments for ALS.  Studies from 1986 to August 31st, 2009 were included in this evaluation and of these studies, 48 drugs were identified and studied.  Although several of the drugs in these studies showed effective results in animal models, none of the compounds, excluding Riluzole, significantly prolonged survival rate or improved the quality of life in patients suffering with ALS.  The authors of this review propose that more potent Riluzole analogs should be explored as well as “cocktail therapies” that include Riluzole and other drugs.