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Last month the FDA approved about 40 medications and 6 new medications obtained tentative approval.

With so many medications produced and approved it is overwhelming to fathom how physicians, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, can keep pace with the data.

There is finally Auidiolearn.net is helping to bridge the gap. They provide audios with over 500 commonly prescribed medications. Medical professionals and the public can also subscribe to the monthly updates at no charge. Audio learning? This is a welcome resource. The audio includes interactions, side effects, indications, and mechanism of action. When else will these busy people have an opportunity to keep abreast the most recent medications?

It is not hard to find a doctor who has not heard of a newly approved medication that will have fewer adverse side effects or treat an illness more effectively. When was the last time a physician ordered an inferior drug than one that was recently approved prescribe the most current medication? No one knows. It is going to take which is of less value than an alternative on the market. Many patients endure serious side effects, such as, stomach pains, muscle aches, bloating, cramping and rapid heart beat or worse.

Many insurance companies will not cover brand name medications, when a generic alternative is available. What happens if the drug store fills a prescription as ordered and a generic available? A drug store that is alert to the generics available may cal the physician to see if they will the generic. A pharmacist when they try to charge the insurance company and it comes back. Often it does not come to anyone's attention until the order is filled and the patient goes to pick up their prescription.

They ask the pharmacist why the charge is so high and the pharmacist checks on it. Of course, this takes up the pharmacist's valuable. They come back and say that there is a generic available and the health insurance will not pay for brand name medications! Some customers may ask that the pharmacist call the doctor.

Alternatively, most consumers aren't aware of the problem with the price. They won't say anything and will either pay the more money or not purchase the medications even though it is needed. The retail price without insurance coverage is out of the price range for many people.

This may seem outrageous, but there are millions of elderly people who have to select between prescriptions and eating. They don't have enough money for both. Notably, this is an unacceptable circumstance, it takes time and effort to stay current.

Whether you are a physician, nurse, pharmacist, pharmaceutical technician I implore you to take an active part in giving your patients with the most up to date information.