Is newer necessarily better?

Pharmacists can perform an important service to consumers by informing them about drug effectiveness. For instance, when an older drug is just as effective as a newer one and costs substantially less, the pharmacist may disabuse a patient of the widely held notion that something newer is necessarily better. Similarly, the pharmacist may help dispel the notion that, if something costs more, it is necessarily better. As a case in point, three of the oldest and least costly medications used to treat type 2 diabetes (metformin, glimepiride and glipizide), when taken alone or in combination, may be better first choices for diabetics than newer brand-name drugs like pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia) and sitagliptin (Januvia). It may pay to ask.

For more information about this subject please call us at (208) 664-6664. We are experts in medicine and its side effects. At Interlake Pharmacy, we pride ourselves on our extensive knowledge on both over-the-counter medications and prescribed medicine. If you ever have a question about medicine, and need a trusted source for answers please come to our pharmacy or call us to speak to a licensed pharmacist. We believe in personal customer service. We always have time to talk with you.

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