Drugs & Medications
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AGING IS HARD ON PEOPLE! GLP-1’S IMPACT
We don’t need any more reasons for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists to be called the “Drugs of the Century,” but…
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FLU VACCINE MAY MISS THE MARK!
This flu season may be a bad one. Why? Because the flu vaccine produced and already administered to millions may…
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GLP-1’S REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS
If you don’t know what a prior authorization is, you’re a lucky person. However, if you do, you know they…
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BEFORE, WITH, OR AFTER
In most cases, there are four times when medication can be taken: before a meal (ac-ante cibum), with a meal,…
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TYPE 2 DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND GLP-1’S
As I have said many times in past articles, Diabetes Mellitus is a multi-system disease. By that I mean, despite…
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OBESITY: AN AMERICAN EPIDEMIC
Obesity is an all-too-common metabolic disease that is the substrate/foundation of so many other illnesses. Diseases such as diabetes, heart…
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CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chemical substance found in industrial cleaners and degreasers. It is also found in consumer products such…
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POST-MI BETA BLOCKER USE SHOULD CEASE
On August 6, 2025, DrGOpines.com posted an article titled “Post-MI Beta Blockers Questioned.” In it, the routine prescribing of Beta…
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LYRICA INCREASES RISK OF HEART FAILURE
This article pertains only to patients who take Lyrica (pregabalin) and are over age 65. If you don’t fall in…
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MEDICAL “MISINFORMATION”
I fear I may be “wading into shark-infested waters” when I approach the subject in the title of this article.…
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