The top 10 generic

s are now available as generic and pharmacy competition led to bargain for patients who need these drugs.

The 1980s and 1990s years were a golden age in developing major new medicines to treat many common and unusual diseases. Before it was very difficult this time, the treatment of depression, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart failure. It was almost impossible to treat high cholesterol.  Breakthrough drugs such as SSRI antidepressants, ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers for high blood pressure, came metformin have revolutionized several medications on the market, and the maintenance of many of these chronic diseases for diabetes and combination for heart failure.Now that many of these drugs as generics and competition among pharmacies are available to the large messages incredibly cheap medications geführt.Hier is great generics my top ten list. 

ACE inhibitors.I tend to use lisinopril, but some others also features.this are drugs are effective in controlling high blood pressure, but have also shown been to prevent heart attacks in patients post MI, extended life and reduce hospitalizations in heart failure, to prevent that diabetes related renal failure, and is usually very well tolerated.  A small percent of patients receive a cough and smaller percent are allergic to these drugs. 

Statins this class LDL cholesterol lowering drugs effective treatment of high cholesterol practical and easily made. Several generic including lovastatin, simvastatin, Pravastatin gegangen.Obwohl simvastatin (zocor) on the chain pharmacy is $ 4.Droge-Listen, it's pretty cheap ($ 10.90 / 100 40 mg doses at Costco) and effectively enough for most patients LDL cholesterol goal to achieve.Many studies have shown effective to reduce the price of various cardiovascular disease statins.
 SSRI antidepressants: almost anyone who can be treated effectively with a SSRI be treated with a generic Prozac (Fluoxitine), zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (Paroxitine), celexa (Citralopram) and others are now available as $ 4./ Month to chain pharmacies.
Metformin: this oral diabetes medicine become standard first line drugs for type 2 diabetes is a $ 4. / Month drugs, and is now used for pre-diabetes is progression to diabetes, to prevent disease, infertility, and other off label uses for polycystic ovary syndrome.It is generally well tolerated but cannot be used in patients with low renal function. 
  Not sedating antihistamines: the race of Pharma was to bring this beautiful allergy medicines as this is OTC medicines (no prescription required) great, except most now by insurance drug benefits sind.Noch covered are a huge improvement over the old sedating medication, the work accidents and bad school led.

Ulcer and acid reflux-treatments: both older but still effectively used ranitidine and Proton pump the newer inhibitors (PPI's) such as omeprazole (Prilosec OTC and Rx) and others be incredibly expensive but erschwinglich.Sie are now quite have eliminated primarily surgical peptic ulcer disease, and suffering are many new data that long link use of PPIs for osteopenia and C. Difficiele infections, making it ideal for a limited period be used of countless heartburn sufferers to helfen.Es have made chronic peptic ulcer disease a thing of the past.
Topical corticosteroids: many excellent topical corticosteroids are now available as generic, eczema, to treat psoriasis and other skin disorders.Triamcinolone cream (Kenalog) and others are inexpensive and effective.
Migraine treatment: Imitrex (sumatriptan) lost patent last year and affordable become.More will follow soon.These were miracle drugs as abortive treatment if early uses of migraine headache.

Antipsychotics: Treatment of schizophrenia and large bipolar disorder has been revolutionized by the development of the newer antipsychotics and the costs reasonably Risperidol and others become now available as generic.
Herpes Simplex treatment: how herpes has become incredibly common herpes, treatment were exorbitant, acyclovir his patent is verloren.Jetzt it much less expensive and keeps the disease which is at least not also prohibitive.

Many of these drugs cost $ 100-600. / month as brand drugs, but most are either on the $ 4./ Month discount pharmacy lists, or otherwise quite erschwinglich.Fragen your doctor about generic alternatives expensive medications, you einnehmen.Lassen you not be fooled by the myth because insurance well paid, the cost low make ist.Verschreibungspflichtige medication costs approximately 10% of health care dollars ausgegeben.Sie can make a difference.

Ed Pullen, MD, is a board certified family physician practicing in Puyallup, WA.Dr.Pullen shares his views on medical news and politics from a medical care physician perspective his blog at DrPullen.com.

June 29, 2010 in costs, Ed Pullen, generic drugs, pharmaceuticals

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