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Unnecessary Flu Vaccines in the Trash

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Too bad. With the amount of money spent on flu vaccines could have solved many problems in health care. After declaring dead the pandemic, the four million vaccines that are left are not valid, it must be discarded. Thus, unnecessary flu vaccines go to waste.

Or what is the same: more than 28 million euros, the price that the lot has an estimated four million vaccines Health leftover throw it away. In particular, the fate of such an incinerator will be medical arsenal.

For this, the Ministry of Health has asked each council to take charge of doses of vaccines that are in your control, and are they who are responsible for making a pharmaceutical distributors for the latter to dispose of vaccines the same way you do with a drug that is no longer valid, as do, for example, with the seasonal flu vaccine.

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What Are Some Common Medications For Lowering Cholesterol?

What Are Some Common Medications For Lowering Cholesterol?
Several types of medications used to treat high cholesterol levels. Your doctor will decide which medicine is right for you. Your doctor may prescribe more than one of these drugs at a time because combinations of these drugs may be more effective.

Statins (also called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) slow down the body’s production of cholesterol. These drugs also remove cholesterol buildup from your arteries are blood vessels.

Resins (also called sequestrants bile acid) help lower your LDL cholesterol level.

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