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To: iowamark

Tell us the top 5 drugs prescribed and we’ll figure it out.


5 posted on 08/12/2008 4:05:09 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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“...highest overall prevalence of seven major drug therapy classes, including anti-hyperlipidemics (drugs that lower lipid levels in the blood), anti-diabetics, anti-hypertensives, gastrointestinal medications, antidepressants, analgesics/anti-inflamatories and estrogen.”

Makes sense considering the high populations of elderly, retirees, and minorities.


6 posted on 08/12/2008 4:27:32 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Sacajaweau
Tell us the top 5 drugs prescribed and we’ll figure it out.

As far as Tennessee goes, several MD's and Pharmacists I know refer to the area between Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga as the "codeine triangle".....

7 posted on 08/12/2008 4:36:58 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly. - B. Franklin)
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