Ladies: do you take birth control? Do you take Yaz or Yasmine? You must be aware of the Yaz commercials that have been airing. Lately, Yaz and Yasmin have been on every TV channel and almost every newspaper discussing how their form of birth control has women at a huge risk for heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms, sudden death, gallbladder disease, strokes and/or blood clots. This Bayer product has health advocates saying their birth control puts women at a more dangerous chance of developing these health problems than other birth control companies.
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According to Reuters, “Children were the leading growth demographic for the pharmaceutical industry in 2009, with the increase of prescription drug use among youngsters nearly four times higher than in the overall population.” Last year, over one in four children in the U.S. and almost 30 percent of adolescents took at least one prescription medicine to treat a chronic condition.
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Greg Wasson, Walgreen Co. Chief Executive, thinks health-care reform will greatly benefit the company. Wasson feels the health-care reform will raise sales because it will expand prescription drug coverage and wellness services to millions of uninsured Americans.
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It seems that everywhere you turn there are signs that read, ‘H1N1 Vaccines Available Here’. Grocery stores, pharmacies, and several other retailers are fighting to get their name out there to advertise their in-store health clinics. Rite Aid and Kroger are promoting themselves by putting signs up on their front doors, and putting ads in weekly ad circulars. Walgreens plans to take it a step further by putting ads for the vaccine on their website and on television.
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We all know they sit next to each other on the shelf at the pharmacy, but when it comes to putting one vs the other in our basket most take a wild guess, or they buy what their mom always bought.
However, there are distinct differences that are quite simple. Some symptoms might need one, some might need the other.
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