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Monday, January 12, 2004Prescription drug spending was the fastest-rising aspect of health costs at 15.3%. It isn't only that drugs are so expensive, but that we're prescribing them in such large numbers. Never before have there been so many drugs to chose from for so many non-urgen problems - SSRI's for PMS, statins for elevated cholesterol, proton pump inhibitors for indigestion (which is what they often end up being used for), etc. etc. And the fact that a large chunk of the population is about to get their choice of drugs paid for by the government isn't going to help matters. posted by Sydney on 1/12/2004 07:36:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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