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Can you trust Turkey-approved Alipza? Is it the same as U.S.-Approved Livalo?

Pharmacy Checkers

costs only $90 for a three-month supply at the lowest-cost PharmacyChecker-accredited international online pharmacy: a savings of 71%. John’s doctor was skeptical of drugs bought online from other countries. Is the drug safe? Is the drug safe? pharmacies. Is it counterfeit? Is it really the same?

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Buscopan vs Mebeverine | OTC IBS treatment

Druggist

Buscopan and mebeverine are two common drugs used for symptomatic treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Both drugs can be prescribed by a doctor or purchased over the counter from pharmacies and in case of Bucopa IBS relief from supermarkets. Both products contain the same drug – hyoscine butylbromide.

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Lymecycline for ACNE: Questions & Answers

Druggist

Lymecycline is a prescription-only medication, which means it needs to be prescribed by a doctor or another qualified prescriber for the supply to happen. Lymecycline is usually prescribed as a generic drug – lymecycline 408mg capsules or occasionally as a branded medication called Tetralysal 300 mg capsules.

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Cerelle vs Cerazette: Are they really the same?

Druggist

Can I still request a doctor to prescribe Cerazette? Can I ask the pharmacy to dispense Cerazette instead of Cerelle? Do generic, and branded drugs produce exactly the same effect? As with other drugs, once a patent expires, other manufactures start to produce generic or new brands of the same pill (desogestrel).

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Modafinil alternatives: BEST cognitive enhancers

Druggist

A doctor or another qualified prescriber can only prescribe POMs. In the UK, modafinil has narrow licensed use. The second licensed use of modafinil covers individuals who experience excessive sleepiness , defined as difficulty keeping wakefulness and an increased likelihood of falling asleep in inappropriate situations (eMC, 2020).

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Truvada for PrEP: availability, cost and side effects

Druggist

Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil) is an antiviral drug used in the treatment of HIV, alone or as part of antiviral combination therapy. Truvada is also licensed as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication. One important message to take away is that Truvada and equivalent generic drugs are not 100% effective.

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Exforge antitrust settlement caps Novartis’ year of legal disputes

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the case of Novartis’ antihypertensive drug Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan), retail pharmacies including CVS, Walgreens, and two other plaintiff groups accused Novartis and Endo International’s Par Pharmaceutical unit of forming an illegal “reverse payment” agreement to delay the launch of less expensive generic versions of the drug.

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