Show 1067: Should You Worry about OTC Sleeping Pills?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this show, we explore the stories behind some health headlines: the drawbacks of OTC sleeping pills and the best way to use them; whether arthritis drugs cause heart attacks; and how to afford a drug with a narrow therapeutic index. When researchers discovered that the pain reliever Vioxx was associated with an increased risk of […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:02.3	I'm Terry Graydon.
0:03.8	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.
0:10.2	This podcast is brought to you by Redix Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.0	800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:31.2	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen or naproxin are extremely popular.
0:37.3	Do they carry hidden risks for the heart?
0:40.1	This is the people's pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:48.1	Over-the-counter sleeping pills are inexpensive and convenient.
0:55.0	Many people rely on PM pain relievers night after night for weeks, months, and even years.
1:01.4	Is that a mistake?
1:03.1	When it comes to saving money on drugs, the best bet is to buy generic.
1:07.7	Many insurance companies won't reimburse for brand name medications, but what if there
1:12.2	are questions about generic quality? Is there a way to save money safely? Coming up on the
1:18.7	people's pharmacy, pain relievers, sleeping pills, and buying affordable brand name drugs. First,
1:26.0	this news.
1:32.8	In the people's pharmacy health headlines,
1:36.4	heading a soccer ball too often could be bad for the brain.
1:39.4	Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine queried amateur soccer players.
1:41.6	Over the course of two weeks,
1:43.2	they reported an average of 40 soccer ball headings.
1:47.0	Roughly a fifth of the players experienced symptoms of concussion that were categorized as moderate
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