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Get Partial Fill On New Prescriptions

Due to a serious illness, I developed allergy/reactions to various medications, especially prescription drugs. This was costing me a small fortune, as I would fill a script and after 1 or 2 pills have to dispose of the rest because I could not tolerate them.

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Remembering to Take Medicine

This is a guide about remembering to take medicine. If you or a family member needs to take medication on regular basis it is important to remember to take it at on the proper days and times. Forgetting to take your pills could be very bad for your health.

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Finding Assistance with Medical and Prescription Drugs

I am not 65 but am on medicare and can not get medicaid. What help can be found for RX drugs and medical?

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Warning: Citrus Products And Penicillin

This is a tip that my daughter and I learned the hard way. Most doctors won't tell you that penicillin and citrus don't go together. The citrus (OJ or any other citrus) will negate all the benefits of penicillin.

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Used Coffee Grounds to Destroy Medication

Used coffee grounds are one way to destroy medication. Put coffee grounds and pills in plastic bag, and pour enough water in bag to cover them. Zip up bag and mix well. In just a short time, they will be gone.

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Beware of Drug Interactions

My father has been feeling incredibly ill lately. He has been suffering from muscle aches, weakness, vomiting, shaking, just to list a few. I visited him last week and noticed he had a huge load of medications he was instructed to take daily.

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Can Prescription Drugs Affect a Perm?

Does the drug OxyIR (oxycodone) stop your hair from curling during the perm process?

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How Do I Stop Taking Prescription Sleep Medications Safely?

Has anyone ever stopped the sleeping pill Ambien after taking it for several years. If so, how did you come off it? Thanks and God bless!

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Earn Gift Cards when Refilling Prescriptions

Pharmacies are constantly competing for new business and often have coupons offering a $10 or $25 store gift card for filling new prescriptions or transferring a prescription to their pharmacy.

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Use Chain Drugstores For Prescriptions When Traveling

My prescriptions here in Los Angeles are all from the neighborhood Rite-Aid drugstore. But since my husband and I often travel, I find it convenient to know that because the drugstores are all linked by computer, my prescriptions are on file.

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Store Pills in Baby Food Containers

We do a fair amount of traveling. Rather than carrying whole pill bottles, I use plastic Gerber baby food containers with lids and put enough pills to last the time that we are there

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Attached Pill Box to Refrigerator

I have one of those 7 day vitamin/ herbal supplement containers, and every week I fill it up with the week's takings. In order to remember, I glued a magnetic strip length wise on the bottom of the container.

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Remembering to Take Medicine

If you have to take medication every day or more, and don't always remember if you take it, get into the habit of writing on a calendar the time of day or night every time you take it.

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Help With Prescription Drugs

I need assistance paying for my Singular. Can Merck help me with this payment?

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Getting Prescriptions From Drug Companies

My sister is married and her husband just lost his full time job. Both of them are part time workers now. She is 62 and they have no insurance. She is on Singulair and Advair.

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The Green Way to Get Rid of Unused Prescription Drugs

The Green Way to Get Rid of Unused Prescription DrugsWhether the prescription is for people or pets, most of us can find at least one or two bottles containing unused or outdated medications in our medicine cabinet. When these drugs are not disposed of properly, they can cause pollution in wastewater and end up in our local waterways.