Author Archives: Mary Hiers
Can You Trust Your Pharmacist to Be Discreet?
Title II of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and addresses the security and privacy of personal health information. Use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) held by … Continue reading
6 Ways You Can Save Time on Doctor Visits
Scheduling a doctor visit on a work day involves taking a leap of faith. While theoretically you could be back at your desk in an hour and a half, everyone knows that wait times are unpredictable at doctors’ offices. Sometimes … Continue reading
Why AccessRx Supports Pfizer in Their New Online Efforts
As of May 6, 2013, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has been selling Viagra directly to patients online. Through an arrangement with CVS, patients in the US who have valid prescriptions for Viagra can now fill their order directly with Pfizer through … Continue reading
Pfizer to Sell Viagra to Patients Online, Among the First to Sell Directly to Consumers
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer recently started selling its blockbuster drug Viagra directly to patients with prescriptions through its website. Patients within the United States can now purchase the drug directly from the manufacturer rather than taking prescriptions to pharmacy counters, something … Continue reading
Who Decides When a Drug Should Go OTC?
OTC stands for “over the counter” and is used to describe medications that ordinary consumers can purchase without a doctor’s prescription. OTC drugs include pain relievers, heartburn medications, or allergy medications. Some of these OTC drugs have always been sold … Continue reading
How Our Prescriptions Are Mailed to You
When people order prescription medications from AccessRx.com, they are often doing so to protect their privacy as much as possible. Perhaps they’re uncomfortable speaking with their personal physician about obtaining a prescription for Viagra, or they don’t like the idea … Continue reading
The Controversy Behind How Drugs are Regulated in the U.S.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s most prominent role is evaluating new drugs before they can be sold legally. The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) evaluates drugs to prevent quackery and to give doctors and … Continue reading
How Much is Big Pharma Paying Your Doctor?
Most of us have been in a doctor’s waiting room and seen a well-dressed businessman or woman walk in with a briefcase and be escorted through the reception doors, presumably to the doctor’s actual office. These are pharmaceutical company representatives, … Continue reading
How Private Is Your Medical Information?
Just about every American has encountered the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This law requires establishment of national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and identifiers to be used by healthcare providers, insurers, and employers. HIPAA also … Continue reading
How Much Time Can You Save Ordering Prescriptions?
Suppose you’re interested in obtaining a prescription drug like Viagra. While the actual purchase transaction may only take a couple of minutes, the necessary steps leading up to that purchase can take a serious chunk of time out of your … Continue reading
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