Wednesday 2 January 2013

Generic color switch tied to not taking pills

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People seem less likely to take their medications if the pill color changes between prescriptions, which can happen when switching from a brand-name to generic drug, says a new study. "I have a lot of experience when patients of mine come and say, ‘I was taking a green pill and now it's pink. What's going on?'" said Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, the study's lead author from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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