Prescription Drugs WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Prescription Drugs
Prescription drugs are medications that consumers must have written authorization in order to use.1 The written authorization, known as prescriptions, can be provided by physicians, veterinarians, dentists and optometrists. 1 Prescription drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.1 Herbal supplements, which are used as alternatives to medication, are not FDA regulated.1
Fast Facts:
- Approximately 5,000 prescription drugs exist in the United States.2
- Prescription drugs are also known as Rx-only drugs.1
- Prescription pain killers are the second most common drugs that are abused by teens and young adults.3
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Latest Headlines on Prescription Drugs
What is Prescription Drugs?
- Wikipedia: Prescription Drug
- MedicineNet: Definition of Prescription Drug
- About.com: Prescription Drug-Definition
What Are The Uses for Prescription Drugs?
- RxList: Dental Medications
- Cleveland Clinic: Prescription Medications for Skincare
- eMedicineHealth: Pain Medications
- Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Medications
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Prescription Drugs?
- CNN Health: Home Deaths from Drug Errors Soar
- WrongDiagnosis: Adverse Drug Reaction
- Revolution Health: Dangers of Prescription Drugs-An Alternative
- FDA: Important Consumer Safety Alert
- Mayo Clinic: Buying Prescription Drugs Online: The Do's and Don'ts
- Children's Health News (via KidsHealth): Flu Drug May Cause Strange Behavior (Nov. 15, 2006)
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Prescription Drugs?
- MedlinePlus: Herbal Medicine
- Mayo Clinic: Herbal Supplements: What to Know before You Buy
- PDRHealth: Herbals & Supplements
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Prescription Drugs
- Yahoo Answers: Prescription Drugs?
- DailyStrength: Discussions - Effexor Withdrawal
- HealthBoards: Multiple Sclerosis Message Board - Antibiotics
- eHealthForum: Drug Recall on Children's Cold Medicine
Clinical Trials for Prescription Drugs
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Prescription Drugs
- CenterWatch: Prescription Drug Clinical Trials
- Cleveland Clinic: Clinical Trial Listings for Prescription Drugs
Controversy and Lawsuits about Prescription Drugs
- The New York Times: Weight Drives the Young to Adult Pills, Data Says (Jul. 26, 2008)
- Medical News Today: Wholesale Price Lawsuits Might Lead to Prescription Drug Pricing Changes (Dec. 14, 2006)
- About.com: The Marijuana Controversy
- Business Insurance: Express Scripts, CIGNA Settle N.Y. Drug Lawsuit (Aug. 4, 2008)
Abuse of Prescription Drugs
- Office of National Drug Control Policy: Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
- MedlinePlus: Prescription Drug Abuse
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Chart
- TheAntiDrug.com: Prescription Drug Abuse
- UpToDate: Prescription Drug Abuse
- The New York Times: Abuses are Found in Online Sales of Medication (Jul. 9, 2008)
- StreetDrugs.org: Prescription Drugs
- Reuters (via Revolution Health): Prescription Drug Addictions Rise in U.S. (Jul. 30, 2008)
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Prescription Drugs
- PubMed Central: Articles on Prescription Drugs
- JAMA: Prescription Drug Articles
- Google Scholar: Prescription Drug Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wikipedia: Prescription Drug
- ↑ About.com: Prescription Drug
- ↑ Office of National Drug Control Policy: Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
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- Contributor: JGraham
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Last update: Jan. 30, 2009
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