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Zostavax: Everything You Wanted To Know About The Shingles Vaccine

Zostavax: Everything You Wanted To Know About The Shingles Vaccine

OverviewZostavax is the brand name for the shingles vaccine produced by Merck. Patients commonly have many questions regarding this vaccine and the answers to these questions can often be difficult to...
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How To Become A Pharmacist: The Complete Guide

How To Become A Pharmacist: The Complete Guide

OverviewOne of the most common questions we get at PharmacistAnswers concerns how to become a pharmacist. For a career that is so widely known and familiar, there is some ambiguity in terms of what it...
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What Are The Side Effects Of Celexa

What Are The Side Effects Of Celexa

OverviewCelexa (citalopram) is a medication that is classified as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI. It is most commonly used for depression but it can also be used for anxiety, hot fl...
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What Are The Most Effective Medications For Acne?

What Are The Most Effective Medications For Acne?

OverviewAcne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a skin condition that affects millions of teenagers and adults alike. In fact, more than 80% of people worldwide have some form of acne between the ages o...
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Xyzal Vs. Claritin: What Is The Difference?

Xyzal Vs. Claritin: What Is The Difference?

OverviewXyzal (Levocetirizine), once a prescription only drug, was made available over the counter in the Spring of 2017. It is the fourth antihistamine that has changed from prescription to over the...
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Is Contrave The Best New Prescription Weight Loss Drug On The Market?

Is Contrave The Best New Prescription Weight Loss Drug On The Market?

OverviewIn the past few years, there have been many new prescription weight loss drugs available on the market to patients. These drugs include Qsymia (Phentermine/Topiramate) and Belviq (Lorcaserin)....
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Can You Use Expired Medications?

Can You Use Expired Medications?

OverviewThe expiration date stamped on the bottle of your medication is a curious thing. It doesn't seem likely that medications suddenly go bad one day after the expiration date. Yet, you'll rarely h...
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Using Byetta For Weight Loss

Using Byetta For Weight Loss

OverviewAn injectable drug commonly used for diabetes, Byetta, is getting a lot of attention for it's effects on weight loss.  Byetta belongs to a class of medications known an incretin mimetics....
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Does Zinc Work For The Common Cold?

Does Zinc Work For The Common Cold?

Zinc is a mineral that is absolutely necessary for many different biological functions in our body. It is important for growth, appetite, sexual maturation, skin strength, mental functioning, wound he...
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From The Lab To You: Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials & The Pharmaceutical Industry

From The Lab To You: Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials & The Pharmaceutical Industry

Drugs have been part of human life since the beginning of recorded history. It started with the discovery of the various medicinal properties of plants. Plants, as we all know, are capable of contain...
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What Is Xyzal OTC?

What Is Xyzal OTC?

OverviewXyzal (Levocetirizine) is an allergy medication that is available over the counter beginning Spring 2017. Xyzal was initially approved in 2007 by the FDA as a prescription only medication indi...
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Complete Guide To Antihistamines

Complete Guide To Antihistamines

OverviewHave you ever walked into your local drug store just to grab an allergy medicine and became instantly overwhelmed with all the choices in front of you? In this guide, we will hopefully simplif...
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Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease - Medicinal And Non-Medicinal

Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease - Medicinal And Non-Medicinal

Parkinson's disease is degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of the human body. In fact, it is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world.  Truly underst...
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Lipozene As An Effective Weight Loss Supplement: A Pharmacists Review

Lipozene As An Effective Weight Loss Supplement: A Pharmacists Review

OverviewIf you ever watch late night TV, there is a good chance you have come across a weight loss advertisement for a product known as Lipozene that is marketed by a company known as the "Obesity Res...
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Fact Or Fiction: Ativan Vs. Xanax - One Is Better Than The Other

Fact Or Fiction: Ativan Vs. Xanax - One Is Better Than The Other

One of our most popular columns is our 'Fact Or Fiction' column, where we investigate certain rumors or misconceptions out there regarding anything pharmacy. In our latest edition, we discuss if one d...
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