Prevacid News

• Drugs scheduled to go generic soon (AP via Yahoo! News)
  Some top-selling drugs that have recently lost or soon will lose patent protection and face generic competition, along with their purpose. The dates are estimates and can change.



• Triglycerides share billing with cholesterol (The Standard-Times)
  DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My 31-year-old son-in-law is 6 feet tall, weighs 185 pounds and is in good physical condition. His concern is triglycerides. His measure more than 600. His cholesterol is just a bit high. He eats very healthily, with little fast food.



• Patients faced with higher deductibles, no insurance (WKRN Nashville)
  Many patients are facing higher deductibles or no health insurance at all come 2009.



• Stop the bellyache (The Buffalo News)
  There's something about digestive difficulties that makes them hard to discuss in polite company -- which leaves many of us suffering one problem or another in silence. Yet fixes can be as simple as making informed lifestyle changes or taking over-the-counter remedies.



• Generic Drugs Getting Cheaper (KRBC - KTAB TV Abilene)
  U.S. prices for generic drugs has dropped and they are expected to get cheaper. According to health information firm IMS Health.



• Triglycerides share billing with cholesterol (The Brockville Recorder and Times)
  Dear Dr. Donohue: My 31-year-old son-in-law is six feet tall, weighs 185 pounds and is in good physical condition. His concern is triglycerides. His measure [...]



• A battle against triglycerides (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  Dear Dr. Donohue: My 31-year-old son-in-law is 6 feet tall, weighs 185 pounds and is in good physical condition.