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Wellbutrin XL is a once-a-day antidepressant that has become quite popular. Some patients have found that a generic substitute does not work in quite the same way. An investigation by ConsumerLab.com showed a striking difference in the way the two drugs dissolve.

Most of the health information on the Internet is general. One Web site is devoted to providing people with personalized evaluations of drug risks from side effects.

The lines are open for calls from listeners at 888-472-3366.

Guests: Tod Cooperman, MD, president of ConsumerLab.com

Hugo Stephenson, MD, President of iGuard.org

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Director of Education for the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Clinical Lecturer for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
www.drlowdog.com

Christopher Gardner, PhD, Director of Nutrition Studies, Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University.  

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Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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