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One of the most tangible changes the Covid-19 pandemic has brought is the steep increase in telehealth medical services or telemedicine. Many individuals living with chronic pain struggle to maintain in-person appointments due to physical inaccessibility.
Many have found themselves going without necessary care under their chronically painful lived experience, whether due to the chronic pain itself or barriers such as reliable transportation.
Other individuals with long-term health concerns face similar struggles, such as those living with disability, mental illness, and more. In all cases, barriers to care frequently involve the difficulties associated with in-person appointments.
Of course, there are clear benefits to in-person appointments; however, as the pandemic has demonstrated, telemedicine is helping to break down accessibility barriers for many across the country.
Telemedicine allows patients to connect with their physicians from the comfort of their own homes. They can see their doctors, go over their symptoms, discuss medication(s), and form treatment plans, all without the struggle and strain associated with in-person treatment.
They are seeking to capitalize on the growing trend of telehealth.
Telemedicine necessitates using a computer or laptop with a webcam. While computers have become a modern necessity, they still come with a price tag not all can afford. Telemedicine nonetheless demonstrates excellent promise in closing accessibility gaps for many across the United States with such barriers in mind.
Growing leaders within this sphere of care, particularly those treating patients with chronic pain, seek to implement and utilize the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11 pain diagnosis protocol more widely. This diagnostic protocol helps to classify pain diseases and conditions associated with chronic pain more accurately, which better informs treatment plans moving forward.
Providers hope the rise in telemedicine appointments and the greater use of the ICD 11 pain diagnosis protocol will increase both the affordability and accessibility of chronic pain healthcare services moving forward, both within the scope of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
Tempe, AZ-based eDrugstore.com, the leader in online lifestyle telemedicine, reports that the rise of telemedicine in the healthcare industry has resulted in unexpected benefits not only for patients, but for physicians as well.
The sudden rise and effectiveness of telemedicine have surprised even long-time advocates. “Our focus was entirely on customer safety and social distancing,” Secure Medical President Kyle Rao tells us, “so even we were surprised when we began discussing the impacts with the doctors on our team and found silver linings.”
Among the benefits, the Secure Medical team has found:
More patient comfort and satisfaction: Even without a pandemic, patients anxious about medical settings are more comfortable with telemedicine, making it easier for doctor and patient to connect and limiting patient anxiety.
A broader range of patients: Since patient visits are no longer limited by physical distance, doctors can expand their practices without geographic limitations.
More frequent engagement: Doctors have found that because telehealth visits take less time, patients are more likely to book and keep appointments, making care more consistent and more comfortable to offer.
Easier referrals and consultations: With patient consent, doctors can bring in consultants or connect with a patient’s other doctors faster and more effectively, improving communication and health outcomes.
Earlier interventions: As doctors are more accessible, patients are more likely to approach them with health concerns, allowing providers to catch potential risks early.
Overall cost reduction: Telehealth visits are less expensive for both doctor and patient. Patients don’t need to pay for transit or child care or use paid time off to visit, while doctors can limit overhead and more effectively triage patients.
Telemedicine is here to stay for most doctors. “It’s become clear that the broader healthcare system needs telemedicine,” Rao says, “and we’re hopeful doctors and patients alike will get more out of it.”
Secure Medical is a pre-pandemic veteran of telemedicine visits for online prescription ordering. eDrugstore’s 100% online services include physician consults that are safe, flexible, private, and convenient.
About eDrugstore:
eDrugstore Medications Online
5801 S. McClintock Drive Suite 107
Tempe, AZ 85283, USA
Call: 1-800-467-0297
As healthcare systems cope with coronavirus, generic ED drug prices continue to fall
TEMPE, AZ, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2020 – eDrugstore.com, the nation’s leading provider of online prescription lifestyle medications, continues to monitor prescription prices as COVID-19 puts added stress on the healthcare system. Prices for the majority of both generic and branded erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs fell between July 2019 and January 2020. However, branded drug prices bounced back in February 2020.
Trends are drawn from pricing data from 15 retail chain pharmacies and three online medical facilitators, including eDrugstore.com. Data was collected for Viagra and generic sildenafil, Levitra and generic vardenafil, Cialis and generic tadalafil, Staxyn, and Stendra.
The majority of ED drugs declined in price between 2019 and 2020, with generic drugs accounting for the steepest decline in prices. Viagra was the only branded drug to increase in price between July 2019 and January 2020.
Viagra proved the exception in February 2020 as well, being the only branded drug to decrease in price. Levitra saw the largest price increase among branded drugs at 4.10%. Generic drug prices continued to fall between January and February 2020, with Tadalafil daily, the generic drug for Cialis Daily, experiencing the sharpest decline at 22.96%.
“Generic drugs help consumers save money across the board,” stated Kyle Rao President at Secure Medical. “As branded drug prices rise, it’s important for patients to have access to affordable prescription medications. eDrugstore.com offers cost-effective branded and generic ED medications online.”
By monitoring drug-pricing trends, eDrugstore.com provides consumers with comprehensive, up-to-date information so they can make the right choices for their treatment. “eDrugstore.com is committed to saving patients time and money when ordering their preferred treatment options,” continued Kyle. “And we will continue monitoring prescription prices to see if they hold insights for drug prices in general during COVID-19.”
With Covid-19, more people are using services like eDrugstore.com, the leader in online lifestyle telemedicine, because of our flexibility. Our services are 100% online, from doctor consults by phone to online prescription ordering. We even ship directly to your door, so you never have to leave your house.
About eDrugstore:
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5801 S. McClintock Drive Suite 107
Tempe, AZ 85283, USA
Call: 1-800-467-0297
January 22, 2020, 09:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tempe, Arizona-based eDrugstore.com reported that prices for the three biggest drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED) dropped during the last six months of 2019, according to exclusive polling data from all major pharmacy chains. Though some prices crept up slightly toward the end of the year, December prices for all of these drugs were lower than their July prices.
“Once generic ED drugs hit the market a few years ago, patients experienced significant price relief when treating erectile dysfunction. eDrugstore.com offers both branded and generic versions of these drugs, with the convenience of a free online medical consultation and fast shipping to customers’ homes. ”Tweet this
These trends were extracted from pricing data on branded and generic ED drugs collected from 15 retail chain pharmacies and three online medical facilitators including eDrugstore.com. Pricing data was collected for Viagra and generic Sildenafil, Levitra and generic Vardenafil, and Cialis and generic Tadalafil.
The pricing plateau that emerged by the end of the year indicates that consumers may have seen most of the price benefit of new generic competitors, at least for the time being. However, Viagra will lose what remaining patent protection it has in 2020, which could prompt additional generic competitors, pushing prices down again once that happens.
Of the branded ED drugs, Levitra experienced the biggest drop in average price, of 9.9% from July through December. Average price for Viagra fell by 3.24%, while the average price for Cialis fell by 3.2%. Meanwhile, the average price for both Sildenafil (generic Viagra) and Tadalafil (generic Cialis) fell by 27.3%.
These price changes are summarized in the following table:
Click here to view the average ED medication prices for 2019
Monthly average price changes for these drugs are shown in the following graph
Click here to view the 2019 monthly average price changes for ED drugs
“One important takeaway is that generic drugs save significant money across the board,” says Secure Medical President Kyle Rao. “Once generic ED drugs hit the market a few years ago, patients experienced significant price relief when treating erectile dysfunction. eDrugstore.com offers both branded and generic versions of these drugs, with the convenience of a free online medical consultation and fast shipping to customers’ homes.
“eDrugstore.com wants to make treatment of ED as convenient, cost-effective, and discreet as possible. We’ve been in this business for over 20 years, and we know how important it is to stay attuned to consumers’ needs,” continues Kyle.
In addition to offering prescription lifestyle medications with online ordering convenience, eDrugstore.com offers consumers an extensive source of healthcare information, including content related to erectile dysfunction, how it is treated and what the latest research says. For more information, visit eDrugstore.com, or check out the eDrugstore.com blog.
About eDrugstore:
eDrugstore Medications Online
5801 S. McClintock Drive Suite 107
Tempe AZ 85283, USA
Call: 1-800-467-0297
Veteran online drugstore joins Inc 5000 with corporate parent Secure Medical
November 18, 2019 03:13 PM Mountain Standard Time
TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tempe, Arizona-based Secure Medical, parent company of eDrugstore.com, joined the Inc 5000 in August, after experiencing 62% revenue growth from 2015 to 2018. The Inc 5000 is for U.S.-based, privately held, independent, for-profit businesses that have shown impressive revenue growth.
“Our goal is to help our customers make the most educated, smart buying decisions possible, and our place in the Inc 5000 indicates we’re succeeding at it.”
The growth of Secure Medical and its online business eDrugstore.com is a testament to the company’s commitment to providing consumers with a fully functional telemedicine service to treat lifestyle complaints like erectile dysfunction and hair loss.
Inclusion on the Inc 5000 shows there is a thriving market for such services, and the company continues to explore new and better ways to connect with customers.
Secure Medical and its family of telemedicine websites are LegitScript certified, indicating a high level of trust between the company and its patients. “For informed customers, this certification can be a massive seal of approval,” says Kyle Rao, President of Secure Medical. “Our industry needs to be about providing a safe platform that people can trust, over advertising, profit margins, or certification, and that’s what we do here at Secure Medical,” continues Rao.
eDrugstore.com has been providing customers in the U.S. with telemedicine consultations and prescription lifestyle medications for over 20 years and was among the very first online telemedicine companies. Since its beginning, over 650,000 customers have purchased branded and generic versions of prescription erectile dysfunction medications as well as medications for hair loss, sexual health, and allergy relief.
“Inclusion on the Inc. 5000 is an honor and reflects our commitment to bringing practical help to people who need it,” says Rao. “Secure Medical prioritizes online safety, security, and confidentiality and is committed to outstanding customer service,” he continues. “Inclusion on the Inc 5000 indicates that people have responded well to those priorities.”
In addition to providing telemedicine services, eDrugstore.com in the past 20 years has created an extensive knowledge base around the conditions for which it serves its customers.
The eDrugstore blog regularly posts the latest research and news on relevant health topics. “Our goal is to help our customers make the most educated, smart buying decisions possible, and our place in the Inc 5000 indicates we’re succeeding at it.”
eDrugstore.com offers consumers an extensive source of healthcare information, including content related to erectile dysfunction, how it is treated and what the latest research says.
The goal of eDrugstore is to empower people to take charge of overall health as well as sexual health. For more information, visit eDrugstore.com, or check out the eDrugstore blog.
About eDrugstore:
eDrugstore Medications Online
5801 S. McClintock Drive Suite 107,
Tempe AZ 85283, USA
Call: 1-800-467-0297
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July 02, 2019 05:40 PM Mountain Daylight Time
TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eDrugstore, the leading online prescription portal, has published a new report on which men are most likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction—and how they can lower the odds. Using data from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and CVS, this guide gives men a comprehensive understanding of who tends to develop ED, and how they can avoid it.
Key takeaways: basic lifestyle factors like diet and exercise affect the risk of developing ED, and ED is often found alongside other health conditions like diabetes.
“We want to reassure men that they can take control of their sexual health, both through their everyday lifestyle and with the help of effective medications like Viagra”
For over twenty years, eDrugstore has helped hundreds of thousands of men treat their erectile dysfunction safely and discreetly. The eDrugstore blog is designed to assist men of all ages in learning about their own risk factors for developing ED, so they can promptly take preventive and corrective measures.
“At eDrugstore, we believe that knowledge is power, and that men who understand the causes of ED are better equipped to use medical treatments and make lifestyle decisions that help them maintain sexual health throughout life,” says Kyle Rao, Operations Manager at eDrugstore.
Whether or not they choose to use prescription medications like Viagra, the report shows that men can influence their chances of developing ED in many ways. Furthermore, men who take control of their health through positive lifestyle choices can improve erection health and help medications like Viagra work optimally.
“We want to reassure men that they can take control of their sexual health, both through their everyday lifestyle and with the help of effective medications like Viagra,” continued Kyle. “eDrugstore also offers generic versions of Viagra now, which can help men treat ED more cost-effectively than they could a year ago.”
This definitive guide will empower men to take better control of their bodies and their health.
For more information, visit edrugstore.com, or check out the full report here:
https://www.edrugstore.com/blog/erectile-dysfunction/which-men-develop-ed-here-is-your-definitive-guide/
Contacts
Kyle Rao
kyler@securemedical.com
1-800-467-5146
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January 29, 2019 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Secure Medical Inc., the Arizona-based online medical facilitator, is launching a major upgrade to eDrugstore, one of its online properties. Two former sites associated with eDrugstore, AccessRx and Viamedic, are being combined with eDrugstore into a single online source for FDA-approved prescription medications and extensive content related to health and wellness.
The reason for the overhaul can be summed up as better customer service and lower prices.
For 20 years, eDrugstore has offered its US customers convenient online access to lifestyle medications like Viagra, as well as prescription medications for weight loss, hair loss, sexual health, acid reflux, and more. With all online properties under the eDrugstore roof, customers will have an easier time finding exactly the content they need to learn about their health conditions, as well as access to the medications they need to address many of those conditions.
“Since 1999, eDrugstore has served over 630,000 customers, who account for over 2.25 million orders,” says Kyle Rao, Chief Operations Officer. “Because we work with US-licensed physicians and pharmacists and offer complimentary online medical consultations, we help consumers save time, save money, and conveniently obtain the medicines they need to live life to its fullest.”
The company is also known for its strict confidentiality, order-handling efficiency, and exemplary customer service.
“The medical industry is evolving to accommodate both consumer demands and the busy lifestyles people lead today. eDrugstore is elated to be at the forefront of a positive change in how many medical services are delivered. We believe our new website design will help consumers get answers to the questions they need so they can take an active role in their health and well-being,” says Kyle.
eDrugstore.com offers consumers a rich trove of healthcare information, including extensive content related to erectile dysfunction, how it is treated, and what the latest research says. The goal of eDrugstore is to empower people to take charge of not only sexual health, but overall health. For more information, visit eDrugstore.com, or check out the eDrugstore blog.
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Kyle Rao
Chief Operations Officer
1-800-467-0297
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