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Insomnia Associated with Psychiatric Medications

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:03:29 +0000

Which psychiatric medications are associated with insomnia

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Generic Medications

Peter Forster — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:12:30 +0000

I have long been a strong proponent of generic medications. Recently, however, several of my patients have expressed concerns about the generic medications that they have received. This led me to do some research on generic pharmaceutical companies. The first thing to know about generics is that they are made by many different manufacturers in many different countries. This is ...

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Medication Home Delivery

Peter Forster — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:55:50 +0000

Gateway Psychiatric is happy to make medication home delivery available to its patients in the Bay Area through a partnership with Alto Pharmacy. Alto Pharmacy is dedicated to improving the pharmacy experience for doctors and patients. Alto takes all major insurance and guarantees the lowest price. In addition, Alto will automatically apply any manufacturer coupons available to reduce out of ...

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Medication Cost Savings – Update 2017

Peter Forster — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 14:55:22 +0000

Last year the New York Times reviewed two websites that offered significant medication cost savings, for those without adequate insurance and, even for those with good insurance who are getting expensive medications. Since then we have had a lot more experience working with patients to help reduce medication costs and we can definitely say that these sites can help reduce ...

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Lowering Medication Costs – Update

Peter Forster — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 19:47:24 +0000

The New York Times recently reviewed two websites that offered to substantially reduce the cost of psychiatric medications for those without adequate insurance coverage. We’ve updated the section of this website that provides links to information about lowering the costs of medications and that mentions the option of purchasing medications from Canada as well as information about these two sites. ...

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Weight Loss Medication

Peter Forster — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:03:51 +0000

A new pill with the brand name Contrave was recently approved for the treatment of obesity by the FDA. This pill is an extended release, fixed dose, combination of two previously approved medications: bupropion, a commonly used antidepressant which has also been approved as an aid to those were trying to stop smoking, and naltrexone, a medication that blocks the ...

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Prior Authorization Form – New Law in California

Peter Forster — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:26:03 +0000

Prior authorization forms for medications, and the entire prior authorization process, can be a nightmare. In my experience, with at least one company, the rule seemed to be, if you filled out a form you were told that you needed to call to obtain the OK, and if you called you were told to fill out a form. It was ...

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New Drug with New Mechanism for Insomnia – Suvorexant

Peter Forster — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:29:40 +0000

Belsomra (suvorexant) was approved earlier this week by the FDA for use as needed to treat difficulty in falling and staying asleep. The drug blocks receptors for orexin – also known as hypocretin – the master hypothalamic regulator of the sleep-wake cycle. There are, in fact, two forms of orexin, A and B; hence it is a dual orexin ...

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