Category: Medication
Conn Officials Turn Up The Heat On Rite Aid Price Increases
Following a request by Conn. Gov. Rell, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in cooperation with the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), today issued a subpoena to Rite Aid demanding information about significant changes and price increases to a discount drug program that the company falsely blamed on a new state law. The law requires pharmacies to [...]
Rite Aid Being Investigated By Blumenthal
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that he is investigating whether Rite Aid illegally blamed its increased drug charges on a new law that requires the chain to extend the same discounts to the state’s Medicaid program that it offers all consumers. Blumenthal said he will investigate in cooperation with other state agencies, including the [...]
“Powerful Joint Pill” Trigosamine Costs $15 More Through Newspaper Ad
Have you wondered who really pays for the half-page “Powerful Joint Pill” Trigosamine newspaper ads? The buyers of these supposed powerful joint pills. If you purchase the pills through the ad in yesterday’s Courant, you pay $131.85 for a six month supply. You get the same pills through Amazon for about $115.
How To Save Money While Lowering Your Bad Cholesterol, Raising Your Good
As Consumer Reports points out: “Cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins reduce the chances of a heart attack and death in people who have an elevated risk of developing heart disease, or who already have heart disease. “Nearly 22 percent of adults 45 or older take a statin drug, making this the most commonly prescribed class [...]
Teachers Want Viagra Drug Coverage
Another symptom of what is wrong with our education system: Stupid teachers. Honest to God, teachers in Milwaukee have launched a fight for Viagra drug coverage. AP Reporter Ryan J. Foley wrote that despite a severe financial crisis, with hundreds of teachers facing layoffs, the Milwaukee teachers union “has asked a judge to order the [...]
CVS Backs Down On Threat To End Caremark Drug Discount Program
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that CVS Caremark has heeded his call to continue a drug discount program the company threatened to terminate because state law required it to provide Medicaid the same discounts. In June, Blumenthal’s office began investigating CVS Caremark’s threat to discontinue its Health Savings Pass program in Connecticut because [...]
Gel Appears To Protect Many Women From HIV And Genital Herpes
The Wall Street Journal reports today of a potential medical breakthrough as researchers found “that a gel applied by women before and after sex cut the chance of acquiring the AIDS virus by 39% and the genital herpes virus by 51%.” The story by reporters Mark Schoofs and Peter Wonacott ”researchers announced the successful testing of [...]
Ct Atty Gen Investigating CVS Threat To Terminate Discount Drug Program
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Wednesday announced an investigation of CVS Caremark’s threat to terminate a consumer discount drug program because the law requires the chain to extend the same discounts to the state’s Medicaid program. Blumenthal, in cooperation with Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr., has sent CVS Caremark a subpoena [...]
Melanoma Experimental Drug Shows Promise In Late Stage Skin Cancer
In what appears to show great promise, researchers are hopeful that they might have a drug against the deadlines form of skin cancer. “An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease,” AP has reported. “We have not had any therapy that has prolonged survival” until now, Dr. [...]
Costco And Amazon: Best Deals For Your Money
Shoppers like Ellee Rose of Middletown and Jessica Lyons of West Hartford already know about the great bargains, value and superb customer service you get at Costco and from Amazon.
But it doesn’t hurt to have our (I do the shopping and cooking while my wife does the cleaning) shopping habits supported by two recent studies.
The latest came this month from Consumer Reports, which analyzed the responses from more than 30,000 of its readers and found that Costco and Amazon stood out as great deals for consumers. The world’s largest retail business – Walmart – was way down on the list, despite the fact that people spent $405 billion at its stores last year.
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