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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-05-21, Page 9powommins"''''' Country Singles SAT., MAY 24 at, Vanastra Social Club Vanastra, Ontario The Former C.F.B. Clinton 8:30 p.m. Music by the Harbourlites Refreshments Served Watch for our next dance on June 14 at Hully Gully Now Open Weekends wl :,3DIPLCH At CONCESSION RD PHONE 524 9911 FRIDAY; SATURDAY 'WAY 23, 24 B OW I S "swum, CLINTON - ONTARIO ii4E"Rt BOX OFFICE OPEN I) P.M. • 'FIRST SHOW. AT DUSK THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY MAY 22-23-24-25 They've got their own kind of mean game. MI. tilliSOUST PIC1012 NI12IN,S AN AtelATINUODY P110 DUC tiOi ADULT ENTMAINMEN vow_ T HURSDAY'-FRIDAY-SATURDAY BORT REYNOLDS "THE LONGEST YARD" Mt( ENTERTAINMENT • dil ! li ass iom 1. ON I at bra Streisand/ ofSk r "(els Sake° MAY 29-3Q-31 11114'111 MIN 1111111‘ • • 11411114' ill. 1 !NAM 411114.1 loes11:— ADULT LAURENTI CHARLES BRONSON • ,•!) w4, WILL ER rqV • The STONE ADULT ttuTURTAINME ,4r KILLER YOU'VE . SEEN THE DUKE IN ACTION. NOW WATCH HIM r LOSE HIS TEMPER. 1 HNWAVIN,90 JOHN WAYNE ' "BRANNIGAN" castor., RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH JUDY GEESON.MELFERRER•JOHN VERNON• RALPH MEEKER PLUS 'ADULT ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, MAY 25 WARNING ,51 1%Isr%,,i.11! U PARK GODERICH 30 THE SQUARE PHONE 524-7811 AIR CONDITIONED Imisommimmon WED., MAY 2.1 TO WED,, MAY . 28 ADULT ADULT ADMISSION 52.75 „ENTERTAINMENT 41111111111111111111011111111M PAGE NINE 20 millions dollars spent annually on ASA alone WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1975 THE.'LUCKNOW SENTINEL. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO TODAY'S REALM LYCEUM • O 0 • —NOW SHOWING— • Showtime 0" firday& Saturday 7:00 and 10:00 P.M. • All other days 8:00 P. NLY I • O NO INCREASE IN ADMISSION PRICES! • 0 0 0 0 0 • ot 0 O 0 I 4111 9 %WIWI ROO di MAW= pell. MA • w STEVE NEWMAN . worm , • WILIAM .0 0 MTN Auops HDLDENrim, • : "4" TollagarariaWAY LI i • • ,, NEW° rim RE a 0 asua stity ourml • • PIM SlierS Jellent 0.A. 11011ISTON MASON = • a •• ADULT ENTERTAINMENT • ••••••••••••••••11, . • Manna* Saturday .& Sunday May 241.25 0 O at 1:30 P.M. • • m os ALL SEAT /Sc • lb GMESOME : 1••••••••:•••••••••••....._ by David Woods In Canada, hundreds of tons of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) tablets, better known by various trade names such as Aspirin, Acetophen, Anacin, are swallowed every year. It's estimated that some $20 million is spent annually on the popular ASA drugs. • Since 1860 or -thereaboutg, ASA has been relieving assorted aches • and pains, lowering elevated body temperatures and helping sufferers from certain kinds of arthritis. Be- fore that, the curative powers of one 'of its elements, salicylate(which comes from „the bark of the willow tree) had been well known. Today, this ,first of 'the so-called wonder drugs is marketed in a highly competitive way and•is avail- able in a variety of forms — a situation which may only serve to aggravate .the headache the con- sumer is trying to' cure. 'First of all, eiplains Dr.. Allan Dyer, • chief of the Ontario Ministry of Health's drugs and therapeutic section,' ASA's main function is as a mild analgesic or .pain-killer. More specifically, he says, it deadens • reactions to discomfort caused by coughs, colds, fever and headaches. There are, says ,Dr. ,Dyer, five main types of ASA. These are: the straight, non-brand name tablets; the sweetened, lower-dose children's version; the enteric coated type released in the intestine and not in the, stomach; the 'hobbling seltzer form which also contains antacids; and the combination tablet in which the ASA is mixed With, codeine or other ingredients. For, most people, says Dr. Dyer, the regular ASA tablets are ad- equate. He advises taking them with milk Since 10 grains (two tablets) 'contain enough irritating acid to cause generally' harmless bleeding: in the stomach. For this reason, warns. Dr. Dyer, people with ulcers or other gastric problems should take ASA with caution. While ASA is not considered addictive, Dr. Dyer does believe that it is greatly overused. If you have pains in the chest or abdomen continuous pain or headaches, ASA May serve only to' mask a serious illness and you should seek a physi, cian's advice about the cause of the pain. Further, he says, ASA is the, major single cause of poisoning in children — so 'it must be kept well out of their reach. ASA is a useful standby for re- lieving occasional minor • problemS. While it's probably best bought in its simplest form, it's quite a com- plex-and powerful drug that, despite • its easy availability and common. use, should be used with discretion and treated with respect. control. The companies making the thou- sands of different medications avail- able in Canada have kept check themselves on what goes into them, and how they're made. But, in 1968, as more and more drugs came on the market, Ontario's Ministry of Health decided there should 'also be. some form of inde- pendent, centralized and continuing assessment. So the Ministry formed a Drug Quality and Therapeutics Commit- " tee made up' of physicians' and pharmacologists to advise, the gov- ernment on content, quality',, prepa- ration, effectiveness and costs Of pharmaceutical products. The first thing the committee looked at was the manufacturing pro- cess —setting and enforcing certain standards as a condition 'of any given product's eligibility for listing in the Ministry's PARCOST (Prescriptions At Reasonable Cost) directory. Then the committee developed methods for examining actual batches of pills or medicines to see that they contained the proper in: gredients; and that these ingredients were in t onsistent .amounts through- out the sample. After that, the drug products were tested in the labora- tory and by people to ensure that they, did what they were supposed to do as pgoof of effectiveness. And these same procedures are still rigidly followed in assessing, phar- maceutical products.' • Finally, there was a comparative analysis of costs. In one instance., ten out of 40 tetracycline (a type of antibiotic) products which measured up to requirements were found to have a price spread from $2.90 to • $13.70 per 100 tablets. The • Ministry makes all of this infOrmation available to physicians and pharmacists to provide them with objective, comparative facts. This way, says De. A. E. Dyer, Chief-of the Ministry's Drugs and Therapeutic!, program, patients can he sure that the drugs in their pres- criptions have been subjected to strict quality control measures and that can buy drugs of compara- tive quality for the lowest posSible price. . • Dr, Dyer's section monitors 14,000 prescriptions a year to check how many drugs there are in each IE. Jaw it ite. JJiNGIInM oNi4R10 PHONE I' Remember the ads for' ars, coffee beans and canned vegetables where eagle-eyed, uncompromising inspec-, tors stood ever-ready to throw , out the products that didn't make the grade? When it comes 'to manufacturing and marketing of prescription drug products, Ontario consumers can also be sure of careful quality by David Woods TODAY'S HEALTH PARCOST drugs tested for safety and quality SPIKES GANG price range. Since 1972, following a suggestion made by .the Drug Qual- ity and Therapeutics Committee, the government has allowed pharma- cists to substitute a cheaper brand than the one named on the doctor's prescription pad, provided the alter- nate is comparable in every other way. The ParaOst Index is designed to give Ontarians the best possible deal on prescription drugs. 'But it's up to you to .take advantage of it — ask your doctor or pharmacist whether your prescription is the least expen- sive one available according to Parcost.