Heart2Heart with Madiha

In this day and age over 50 million Americans (16% of the United States) are deprived of proper healthcare. One main factor of this is due to how expensive it is: yielding an average of $500/ month for a single individual. What people don’t realize is that there are loopholes that can be created in the medical industry to help better accommodate for ones that don’t have health insurance and can’t afford it. 1.     Creating Inclusive Medications Have you ever been shopping and seen a combo deal? They typically give you your money’s worth and usually end up benefiting you in the end, right?   Now, think of it like this: You enter your local pharmacy looking for blood pressure medication and vitamins. The average cost of prescribed blood pressure medication in the US as of 2022 is $329.03 (30 tablets with common dosage) and $10.41 for vitamin supplements. That is two different types of medicines which get quite expensive despite the idea that they can be combined for a ...

Have you ever struggled with a persistent headache and the medications weren’t effective fast enough? Over the counter drugs, that have been launched into markets across the nation, come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and with different types of coatings.     Do people ever wonder how these pills have become a part of one’s daily life? In 1959, acetaminophen (chemical name for the common household drug, Tylenol) became available for minor and common health issues, like a cold, without the requirement of a doctor’s prescription. As a result, many of the generic drug companies inclined more towards producing oral drug products. A variation of this necessity was being found in the form of tablets, caplets, and more. Even after receiving the same dose of these medications with the same pharmaceutical composition, the time it took the drug to solace the consumer contradicted.     The following information presented will help society by providing people a good sense of ...