The cost of a consultation is typically between $0.90 and $2.00 US money (10-20 Mexican pesos).

I will tell you nothing about the cost of generic drugs in Mexico vs the USA to treat these common ailments–I hate to see grown people cry.

The cost of a consultation is typically between $0.90 and $2.00 US money (10-20 Mexican pesos).

I will tell you nothing about the cost of generic drugs in Mexico vs the USA to treat these common ailments–I hate to see grown people cry.

The cost of a consultation is typically between $0.90 and $2.00 US money (10-20 Mexican pesos).

I will tell you nothing about the cost of generic drugs in Mexico vs the USA to treat these common ailments–I hate to see grown people cry.

The cost of a consultation is typically between $0.90 and $2.00 US money (10-20 Mexican pesos).

I will tell you nothing about the cost of generic drugs in Mexico vs the USA to treat these common ailments–I hate to see grown people cry.

Now it could very well be that it was the pharmasist who made this mistake and not the doctor. But imagine for a moment that someone gets into in accident after following these instructions. Whom is this person likely to blame? Note, that Prometrium is not a sleep aid or a pain killer, so most people are not familiar with this side effect. I’d imagine that my habit of reading package inserts and looking up information about drugs I am taking on the web is an exception rather than the rule.

As far as overprescription goes, look at the use of statins for primary prevention in women. Show me some evidence that it reduces mortality. Also, a lot of times the women who get this prescriptions have high HDL and perfect ratio – medrants had a surway once, find it and read up personal stories. Lots of healthy women with HDL in the 80s and excellent ratio. Not that I believe it is any better in England.

a.) Even if his prescribing doctor didn’t explcitly warn him about the effects (drowsiness) of taking a sleeping pill (trying to keep a straight face here…) all those little stickers on the precription bottle did. All Ambien prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. have a warning sticker against “driving or operating heavy machinery”. He knew better.

b.) Yesterday, Patrick Kennedy admitted to a substance abuse/addiction problem and is currently in drug rehab.

“The doctors had prescribed a patient-controlled Demerol pump for pain”

The patient was sent home on a PCA with demerol. Perhaps Dr. Mangino can add his two cents butI have never sent home someone with a PCA. Additionally, why demerol? It has a seizure risk (though I have never seen it) and people seem to love demerol (that is TOO much). Why not a long actor of some sort. Fentanyl patch? MS-contin? Methadone? Seems to me there is a lot more to this story than your typical shark-blurb of how you have been wronged call us blah blah blah…..

This group of men live on the edge, don’t you know that?

“Last Tuesday, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress treated me for Gastroenteritis. The Attending Physician prescribed Phenergan, an anti-nausea medication, which in addition to treating Gastroenteritis, I now know can cause drowsiness and sedation.

Following the last series of votes on Wednesday evening, I returned to my home on Capitol Hill and took the prescribed amount of Phenergan and Ambien, which was also prescribed by the Attending Physician some time ago and I occasionally take to fall asleep. Some time around 2:45 am, I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote. Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication. At that time, I was involved in a one-car incident in which my car hit the security barrier at the corner of 1st and C St., SE. At no time before the incident did I consume any alcohol.”

Unfortunately, I believe there are some physicians who place the public in peril by excessively prescribing drugs which may impair their automobile driving patients.

Papers have been published on the impairment caused by opioids
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/pdf/ntlc_opioids.pdf
and impairment caused by benzodiazepines
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2121.html

It seems the legal system may deem physicians to be accountable for their prescriptions as seen in the following case:
http://www.usalaw.com/a-aa-doctors-sued-drugs-auto-crash.html

My hat is off to every doctor who has struggled to do the right thing.

If I get sick-I’d be proud to have you all take care of me.

You are in my prayers