How to choose and buy medicines? Cardiologist Aleksey Utin Shares Secrets on Spent Podcast

Talk about how to stay healthy, buy everything that the doctor prescribed, and still not go broke.

Is it worth buying multivitamins, why do pharmacies sell "fuflomycins" and why are dietary supplements dangerous? These and other vital questions to Pavel Fedorov were answered by Alexey Utin, a cardiologist, blogger, author and host of the YouTube channel "Dr. Utin».

01:30 - Dr. Utin talks about his medical practice and explains why he became a blogger.

02:53 - which way the drugs go from the laboratory to the pharmacy showcase. Alexey talks not only about the timing of the drug's launch on the market, but also about the total cost of the entire process (wow).

05:15 - why some drugs do not pass screening tests, but are still sold in pharmacies. Dr. Utin tells what groups of drugs you can not expect healing properties from.

07:21 - Pavel is worried whether the drugs that have not passed the control can harm the body. Alexey gives a disappointing answer.

08:55 - why the side effects prescribed in the instructions are not as dangerous as many people think, and is it worth taking them seriously. Dr. Utin explains how laboratories figure out the side effects.

12:13 - whether it is necessary to double-check what the doctor prescribed and what is firing list of drugs.

15:07 - is it safe to buy medicines online or in other countries. Talk about counterfeiting and drug smuggling across the border.

18:48 - Pavel asks how to be treated for a cold, if you do not want to go to the doctor. And Alexey talks about the specifics of the work of pharmacists.

21:34 - which is better: original drugs or generics. Dr. Utin explains how they differ and why doctors prescribe these drugs.

24:30 - Alexei jokes that drugs have "protection from the fool", and Pavel shares his story about how he took an expired remedy. The host and guest also talk about why reading instructions is not always useful. But visit the site Drugs.com before taking the drug, it is very necessary.

32:15 - what should be in everyone's home medicine cabinet. Dr. Utin even took a picture of it roller.

33:02 - Alexey tells in what cases you need to take pills, and divides diseases into two very unusual types.

35:35 - is it beneficial to take multivitamins and how they interact with nutrition. Alexey talks in detail about vitamin D, B vitamins and omega-3. More information can be found on the website FDA.

42:52 - are dietary supplements as good as they are advertised, and what has sympathetic magic to do with it.

47:18 - good, harmful or harmless: Alexey shares his view on homeopathy.

50:02 - Pavel is interested in how to treat coronavirus, and Alexey advises to buy not medicines, but a pulse oximeter.

54:10 - in our constant section "Shopping" Pavel recommends investing in education and purchasing the globe. Yes, not simple, but backlit. But Alexey, as a true blogger, bought microphone and plans to do podcasts professionally.

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