Prescription Drugs Archives - The Honest Apothecary

September 26, 2016 • Prescription Drugs

Fluoride Frustrations In Pharmacy (2.2mg??)

This post is a continuation of our little series of commonly confused medications in the retail pharmacy setting. The series is...

September 3, 2016 • Pharmacy Operations • Prescription Drugs

Diltiazem Dilemmas – Why So Many Diltiazems?

Having worked in the retail pharmacy atmosphere for over 20 years, and having trained (or ruined?) more pharmacists and technicians than I...

August 22, 2016 • Prescription Drugs

Helping Patients Afford ProAir RespiClick

dropcapB/dropcapefore I begin this post I want to make it clear that I do NOT in any way work for the manufacturer (Teva) of the newest...

August 8, 2016 • Prescription Drugs

Confused by Bupropion Strengths?

This is the second post in a little series of commonly confusing drugs in the retail pharmacy setting. The first post was on the often...

August 1, 2016 • Prescription Drugs

Confused by Divalproex DR vs. Divalproex ER?

I’m going to begin a little series of posts, though they won’t be consecutive, on commonly confused or mixed up drugs in a...

July 30, 2016 • Prescription Drugs

Lidocaine Patches and Prior Authorizations

If the conversation has happened once, it has sadly happened a million times: Patient: “Hi, my name is Mr. Smith, I’m here to...

April 28, 2016 • Prescription Drugs

Opioid Nonabusers – An Inconvenient Truth?

dropcapW/dropcaphile opioid abuse, overdose and death are undoubtedly a growing problem in the U.S., there seems to be another side to the...

December 3, 2015 • Prescription Drugs

Opioid Abuse & The Missing Information

dropcapO/dropcapn any given morning I can open up my laptop and find probably half a dozen articles on our opioid abuse problem going on in...

January 14, 2015 • News • Prescription Drugs

AbbVie, Gilead Throw Punches in HCV Boxing Match

“You’re gonna eat lightnin’, and you’re gonna crap thunder” shouted Mickey, Rocky’s boxing coach, as he pushed his pupil to...

December 31, 2014 • Prescription Drugs

Prescription Medications That Cause Weight Gain

When it comes to gaining weight most of us have no shortage of excuses. However, the truth is that slimming down IS harder under certain...