Would You Want to be 1 of 600 Patients or 1 of 2500 Patients?
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Which patient would you rather be - 1 of 600 patients that your doctor sees, or 1 of 2500 patients that your doctor sees? That’s the value - and selling proposition from a company called MDVIP. MDVIP offers a “concierge healthcare” service that contracts with physicians who have agreed to limit their practice to only 600 patients. This allows doctors to spend the adequate amount of time with each patient, give each patient a thorough examination, and allow for time to answer a patient’s questions without the patient feeling rushed. Read more
Learning Courage and Changing Minds
Welcome to this installment of the carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys. I really enjoyed your submissions. I thank you for sending them, and for your passion in what you write about.
JANE’S FEATURE PICK Scott Davis has a mission with his blog: he wants to provide informative, friendly and helpful advice and life tips to people suffering from mental illness. I visited Scott’s website and I love the pictures of the marbles and the honesty that Scott’s writing projects. Read more
Unsafe Psych Meds from Internet Pharmacies
The FDA is warning consumers about unsafe drugs from internet “pharmacies”. The drugs listed from the FDA alert page includes psychiatric medications like Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro, and Ativan, which were not the drugs that the customer received, but were substances containing a powerful anti-psychotic called haloperidol. This has resulted in ER visits by consumer victims, who suffered from breathing problems, muscle spasms and muscle stiffness. Other haloperidol side effects include agitation, and sedation. Haloperidol is used to treat schizophrenia.
FDA became aware of this problem after a consumer complaint was brought to a U.S. drug company making the branded product. These tablets were packaged with a Greece postmark.
The origin of these tablets is unknown but the packages were postmarked in Greece and looks like this.
Consumers bought these from different websites selling prescription medications.
Source: FDA website