There is an estimated 1 million adverse drug events each year in the United States due to the misuse of medications.  For the most part, patients obtain information on any particular medication from the prescription container label, notwithstanding the availability of other information in writing or provided in conversation with a pharmacist.

Even though these labels have certain legal requirements, it does not always translate well for the patient. … Read more →

• Some drug and health plans will disappear in 2011, but unrelated to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

• Some prescription plans will not be available in 2011, in part because insurers offering two or three plans must now make each significantly different. … Read more →