We talk about the current state of prescription drugs with DOCTOR Michael Winniford and DOCTOR PETER UBEL (U-bil). Dr. Winniford is a cardiologist, professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and director of the Universitys Heart Care Center. Dr. Ubel is assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and is also on the faculty of the Universitys Center for Bioethics. The two doctors will talk about the high cost of prescription drugs, and the problems associated with that cost. It is especially hard for the elderly because often, insurance does not cover the costs of all medicines. WINNIFORD AND UBEL will also talk the business of prescription drugs, and the side effects of new drugs and new drug combinations. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.) 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:
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