Show 1367: How to Evaluate Prescription Drugs

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

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

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In this week’s interview, Dr. Aaron Carroll of Indiana University discusses what we should take into account when we evaluate prescription drugs. How can we tell if the benefits would outweigh the risks for us? You may want to listen to it through your local public radio station or get the live stream at 7 […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:14.0	The hottest drugs in the pharmacy are diabetes meds doing double duty for weight loss.
0:20.0	What's the inside story? This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady. Dr. Aaron Carra loves data. As Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at Indiana University
0:41.0	pays a lot of attention to statistics. How did his personal experience,
0:46.0	losing weight and managing depression, influence his perspective on medications?
0:51.0	If you've ever done homework before purchasing a smartphone car or a coffeemaker, you probably
0:57.8	sought out objective information and reviews.
1:01.3	How can you tell if a medicine is likely to be helpful or harmful for your health?
1:06.2	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, evaluating Prescription Drugs. drugs.
1:14.0	In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines,
1:17.0	Flu season is underway,
1:19.0	with many states reporting a steep increase in respiratory illness. Hospital admissions are up, especially in the southeast and south central parts of the country.
1:28.0	California is also experiencing a high level of flu activity.
1:33.2	80% of the cases were influenza A and 20% were influenza B.
1:39.0	The CDC estimates that there have been at least 2.6 million cases of flu this season with 26,000
1:45.7	hospitalizations and 1,600 deaths. The agency is reminding people that
1:50.8	antiviral medications can be helpful in reducing the severity of illness if taken early enough.
1:58.0	Cases of COVID-19 are also climbing.
2:02.0	The latest data show hospital admissions up 18%. More alarming,
2:07.3	deaths are up 25%. Most people want to forget about COVID, but this persistent virus has not gone away.
2:15.4	At last count, over 22,000 people were hospitalized with COVID-19.
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