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"  A study result that makes me go hmmm: Researchers from UCLA and Kaiser-Permanente found that people who had diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol who ordered their meds by mail were more likely to take them they way they&amp;#039;re supposed to than those who went to a pharmacy to get them. Now, I&amp;#039;ve always thought that pharmacists are great under-used easy-access sources of information. So I&amp;#039;m a little disappointed by this study result because I hope it doesn&amp;#039;t mean that people won&amp;#039;t bother to talk to the pharmacist. Sure, I get that it&amp;#039;s easier to just go online and order meds especially when you need two-or three-months&amp;#039; worth. And I know that pharmacists are incredibly busy these days. But waiting a few minutes to ask about an OTC cold medicine is really worth it. Plus many drugstores have a special &amp;quot;consultation&amp;quot; window off to the side where you can ask to speak to the pharmacist semi-privately. So don&amp;#039;t forget about the pharmacists: They know SO MUCH about medications. If you use the same one consistently, they can give that extra &amp;quot;check&amp;quot; in the system\u2014catching that a med your doctor prescribed interacts badly with another you&amp;#039;re taking, for example. And when it comes to over-the-counter ones, most of us\u2014even me\u2014can use all the guidance we can get! -Amy Brightfield, Health Director "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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