New Drug Information
Lipitor is Available in Generic!
It has been a while coming but here it is….Lipitor is available in generic -atorvastatin!! Atorvastatin is now the strongest generic available. It lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) more then any other generic available. The most used statin medications are simvastatin (generic), Crestor (brand) and Lipitor. If you physician switches you from one of the other [...]
Natroba -New Treatment for Head Lice
There is a new treatment out there for head lice -exciting! If you want some more indepth info about head lice and other options for treatment, please read Catie’s article Nix for Head Lice -it will give you all the gritty details. Natroba (spinosad) is a new prescription topical treatment for head lice. Natroba seems [...]
Staxyn -The New Levitra
There is a new drug coming out on the market to treat erectile dysfunction called Staxyn (vardenafil). It is the exact same medicine as Levitra (vardenafil) but it is in the form of a orally disintegrating tablet (melts in your mouth)-so no need for water! Staxyn works just as fast as Levitra but it is expected to [...]
Dificid for C.Diff
Well hello there! I just wrote an article about treatment of Clostridium difficile diarrhea with oral vancomycin -aptly named Oral Vancomycin :) Well, right about when I posted the article another drug hit the market to treat C.diff. Dificid (fidaxomicin) is approved to treat C.diff only. Typically, it is taken twice daily for 10 days. It [...]
Introducing Kapvay for ADHD
A new drug is in town, and even though the newbies are usually not touched upon until they have more information available or more use in clinical practice, we are going to mix things up this time around. In the recent past, we discussed the medication immediate-release clonidine, so for the sake of keeping things [...]
Juice and Allegra
First off -wow! Thank you for all the comments/questions in response to Catie’s Orange Juice and Allegra article. Her article was about the Zyrtec commercial about not being able to drink juice and take Allegra at the same time. Since she posted that article, we have received great questions/comments that we want to follow up on. [...]
New Treatments for Gout
There are some new gout treatments out there….finally! First, some background-what is gout all about? It is a condition caused by chronically high blood levels of urate/uric acid. Only 1/3 of patients actually develop symptoms. Joints are the most commonly affected by the high uric acid -like the big toe! Gout can also cause kidney stones. What [...]
Oxycontin: OP vs. OC
Okay, I’m back and better than ever…been side-tracked with other important dealings! Don’t worry, not a day went by where I didn’t think about GPA.com. I did a lot of daydreaming about the blog: Me, sitting in a quirky office or in the comfort of my own home or on some tropical island…you get the [...]
Name Change: Kapidex is Now Dexilant
This may be a little on the late side, but just in case you’re behind the ball like I was on this matter, I decided to post a video on what in the world happened to Kapidex. Did you go to the pharmacy to pick-up your Kapidex only to find out that you were getting a [...]
Sumavel DosePro -the New Drug for Migraines
Sumavel DosePro is a new drug that is coming out soon. It is a new dosage form of sumatriptan -which is the drug in Imitrex. Here is a quick, quick video comparing generic sumatriptan and the new Sumavel DosePro As always, we would love to hear from you so please leave a comment! Would you [...]
