The contradictions of our pill-popping ways…
3 February 2009, by pillgirl
IN THE PREVIOUS POST, I shared my fears of Big Pharma’s Big Contribution to the Eastern Garbage Patch resulting in a zillions-strong proliferation of health-destroying nurdles. Now, in the interest of not letting my imagination run away with you too, I’d like to give my nightmare scenario a bit more context …
27 January 2009, by pillgirl
WHAT ARE THE DRUG companies that signed on to the new PhRMA Code doing with all the branded gifts that didn’t get bestowed before January 2009? Are pens, flashlights, and calculators being dumped into landfills and making their way to the Eastern Garbage Patch? Or was that just my bad dream …
26 January 2009, by pillgirl
MERCK, PFIZER, ELI LILLY, and over 30 of their cohorts rang in the New Year with a pledge to stop plying physicians with the five-star meals, expense-paid trips, and scores of logo-emblazoned freebies that critics have long argued have a subliminal — if not a tit-for-tat — influence on prescribing practices.
But don’t take Pharma’s willingness to forego this age-old practice as an admission that …
19 January 2009, by pillgirl
I WAS GOING to post something, but …
28 December 2008, by pillgirl
IT’S NOT LIKE they’re just wantonly doling out sex pills. When CIA operatives in Afghanistan trade Viagra for information they use discretion …
26 December 2008, by pillgirl
4 December 2008, by pillgirl
IN THE CURRENT economy, with airlines struggling to stay afloat, every ounce of luggage counts. Thus, PillGirl’s Pill Tip #1: Don’t let multiple pill vials tip your suitcase over the weight limit. Instead, combine your meds in one or two bottles. It’s perfectly safe … As long as your pills aren’t crumbly … And as long as they’re distinct from one another … And as long as you look before you take …
