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    • settlements

      Target Pays New Jersey $375K To Settle Fraud Charges

      Target has agreed to pay New Jersey $375,000 to settle charges that it sold baby formula and non-prescription drugs that had expired, and that it charged higher prices on some products than what was displayed on the shelves. More »

      6:27 PM on Tue Nov 10 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,928 views, 36 comments

    • absurd

      Brooke Shields Has Hypotrichosis

      Oh no! Brooke Shields used to have stringy, stick-figure eyelashes! I figured this out after watching Consumer Reports' video dissection of a new commercial for Latisse, the glaucoma medication that has been rebranded as an expensive, temporary eyelash enhancer with side effects. More »

      4:04 PM on Tue Oct 27 2009
      By Chris Walters
      12,811 views, 77 comments

      Most discussed lalaland13: This ad makes me want to rub my eyes almost every time it comes on. What freaks me out is more »

    • drugs

      Excreted Tamiflu Found In Rivers; Flu-Resistant Superbirds Coming Soon

      You know all that delicious Tamiflu we humans have been taking in order to reduce our suffering as various strains of regular, swine, and bird flu fly around the globe? Yeah, um, turns out that it doesn't break down in our bodies and can't be removed by water treatment plants. The combination of Tamiflu-polluted waters and wild birds may result in resistant strains of avian flu. More »

      2:29 PM on Fri Oct 2 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      7,364 views, 44 comments

      Most discussed zarex42: This is total garbage. Don't be a sucker. They merely stated that some very small amount of Tamiflu reaches the more »

    • meth laws

      Grandmother Arrested For Buying Cold Medicine Twice In One Week

      Last March, Sally Harpold bought a box of Zyrtec-D cold medicine for her husband, then a few days later bought a box of Mucinex-D cold medicine for her grown daughter. That put her over the limit for how much pseudoephedrine-laced cold meds you can buy in a week in her small Indiana town, so she was arrested along with 16 other potential meth makers earlier this month. More »

      12:43 PM on Tue Sep 29 2009
      By Chris Walters
      43,464 views, 315 comments

      Most discussed shibblegritz: All hail the state, which in its infinite wisdom jails you for buying legal products and takes your children away more »

    • pill popping

      What's In Your Herbal Remedies and Supplements?

      In the wake of FDA warnings about steroids in nutritional supplements, federal officials are studying ways to improve safety in dietary supplements. Mean time, we've got a few consumer tips for those of you who take supplements, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: More »

      1:59 PM on Tue Sep 8 2009
      By Carrie McLaren
      4,689 views, 38 comments

      Most discussed YouDidWhatNow?: The only verifiable action any altmed/supplement/herbal remedy/whatever actually performs is removing dollars from the wallets of idiots. Any other claimed action more »

    • pharmaceuticals

      Got Side Effects From Drugs? Report Them To the FDA

      Over the past few years, the numbers of recalled pharmaceuticals has grown as new drugs are rushed to market before their safety is proven. Want to help improve drug safety? If you experience any serious side-effects from pharmaceutical or suspect drug interactions be sure to report these instances to the FDA. Here's how: More »

      1:49 PM on Tue Sep 8 2009
      By Carrie McLaren
      2,150 views, 30 comments

      Most discussed DePaulBlueDemon: I just had a really bad experience with one of my medications, although it's a widely known side-effect. I was more »

    • drugs

      Lexapro's Marketing Plan Shows How Drug Maker Pushes New Drugs

      The Senate just released 88 pages of a confidential 270+ page marketing plan by Forest Laboratories, created in 2004 and focused on how to get doctors to prescribe the antidepressant Lexapro over similar but cheaper alternatives such as Celexa. The New York Times notes that the line between marketing and education seems to be heavily blurred, which may not surprise you. There are, however, two interesting notes for consumers who may be taking Lexapro. More »

      10:00 AM on Thu Sep 3 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,352 views, 69 comments

      Most discussed EllenRose: My doctor had me on Lexapro, but when the insurance refused to cover it, we fell back to the generic more »

    • sugar pills

      Why Are Placebos Getting More Effective?

      Wired Magazine reports that drug companies' are facing a new obstacle in clinical trials: over the past few decades, the placebo response has gotten stronger. Some drugs, like Prozac, would have had trouble getting FDA approval if their effectiveness against placebos were as insignificant as tests now show. More »

      4:13 PM on Wed Sep 2 2009
      By Carrie McLaren
      8,127 views, 118 comments

      Most discussed sixseeds: I didn't RTA, but after spending years (and millions) brainwashing the public about the magic of pill-popping, big pharma should more »

    • munchies

      This California K.F.C. Sells Marijuana Instead Of Chicken

      We just love obvious conversions of former fast food restaurants, but this has to be the best one we've ever seen. A former Kentucky Fried Chicken has been replaced with "Kind For Cures," a marijuana dispensary, says LA Weekly. More »

      11:49 AM on Fri Aug 28 2009
      By Meg Marco
      12,631 views, 99 comments

    • restless congressmen syndrome

      Congress Tries To Bottle Up Prescription Drug Ads

      One reason health care is so expensive is pharmaceutical companies spend so much money buying TV and magazine ads to teach us about our health problems we weren't even aware of (restless leg syndrome, anyone?) then provide the wonderdrugs to cure the maladies. More »

      9:40 AM on Tue Aug 11 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      4,518 views, 134 comments

      Most discussed Audiyoda: The real problem is price fixing by pharmacies. Ever price check something @ a Costco pharmacy? Then call more »

    • readyfill

      CVS Will Automatically Refill Your Prescription, Consent Be Damned

      CVS pharmacies apparently don't need consent to enroll customers in ReadyFill, a program that signs customers up for the maximum allowable number of prescription refills and then robocalls them when their drugs are ready. According to a veteran pharmacist, the automatic enrollments began after CVS' corporate office set specific performance targets that would affect bonuses for managers and pharmacists. Inside, the pharmacist tells us what ReadyFill is, how it works, and how to escape those annoying robocalls... More »

      4:10 PM on Mon Aug 10 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      6,843 views, 54 comments

      Most discussed dohtem: That plastic bag is not a toy! Someone please save Confused Kitty! more »

    • forgetful druggies

      Teen Finds Cocaine In CVS Candy Aisle

      A 14-year-old in Middleburg, Florida, went to buy some Skittles at a CVS and found a small bag of cocaine next to the candy. Police have reviewed the security tapes, but say the store's cameras don't cover the candy aisle. As if sugar doesn't make them hyper enough already.

      "Bag Of Cocaine Found In CVS" [News4Jax] (Thanks to Snarkysnake!)
      (Photo: gbeckleyl)

      11:36 AM on Fri Jul 24 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,190 views, 52 comments

      Most discussed GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy: OK, so lets see if I have where to find my accidental drug stashes list I made from Consumerist stories more »

    • simplicity

      Help Remedies Delivers Medicine To The WebMD Crowd

      A company called Help Remedies is offering basic drugs and first aid supplies with simple explanations. Sounds good, provided they remain focused on simple maladies. More »

      1:07 PM on Tue Jul 21 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      8,842 views, 60 comments

    • drugs

      FDA: Hey America, Stop Overdosing On Painkillers!

      Look, we know this recession is tough and all, but you've gotta lay off the NyQuil and Theraflu or the FDA will stuff them behind a counter, ok? Seriously, an advisory panel is meeting today, and already voted to reduce the maximum daily dose of Tylenol and other painkillers. They might even slap scary "black box" warnings on all over-the-counter painkillers to dissuade you acetaminophen addicts from overdosing. More »

      3:00 PM on Tue Jun 30 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      5,274 views, 89 comments

      Most discussed JeffIowa: How many overdoses/liver failures/heart attacks etc. from Mary Jane? Exactly 0. more »

    • marketing

      Sams Club Giving Kids Candy In Pill Bottles

      The Sam's Club in Salisbury, Maryland, is promoting its pharmacy by handing out pill bottles filled with candy to kids. I guess that's better than filling Dots boxes with Vicodin. Or handing out gallon-sized jugs of Nerds. Update: Sam's Club has ended the promotion and apologized for it. More »

      7:32 AM on Wed Jun 24 2009
      By McLaren and Torchinsky
      39,240 views, 114 comments

      Most discussed FoxCMK: This probably won't go over well. I mean, why advertise a pharmacy to kids? That's just inane. How many of these more »

    • orlistat

      Have You Taken Alli Or Xenical? We Want To Hear From You

      Have you or someone you know taken the weight loss drug Orlistat, marketed as Alli (OTC) and Xenical (prescription)? Our colleagues at Consumer Reports would like to know what kind of side effects you've experienced for a future article, no matter how disgusting. More »

      8:48 PM on Tue Jun 23 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      11,705 views, 110 comments

      Most discussed MissPiss: I took Alli and all I heard for a month straight was my boyfriend bitch about how I need to more »

    • Say no to Flomax, save up to $3,000 a year "For most men, doxazosin-a generic alpha-blocker-works just as well and is as safe as the heavily advertised drug Flomax (a brand-name alpha-blocker). But the kicker here is the difference in price: doxazosin can cost $10 or less a month, whereas Flomax can set you back up to $246." [Consumer Reports Health] MORE »

      13 comments

    • chinese poison train

      Counterfeit Drugs Made In China Relabeled "Made In India"

      The Chinese poison train makes plenty of stops outside of the United States. When those stops are in developing countries, bad things can happen. Even worse things happen when dangerous products from China are intentionally mislabeled as being from another country. Say, India. More »

      7:38 AM on Fri Jun 12 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      6,000 views, 49 comments

      Most discussed bxbrett: Just another reason to only smoke medicine grown in California, [health.groups.yahoo.com] Pharmaceuticals poison and kill, medical marijuana heals, is natural and more »

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