Vaccines For Older Adults: As of 12/2022
Katie Mahan2023-06-16T12:33:54-07:00Blog|
Vaccines help to provide immune protection against common causes of illness such as shingles, COVID, and flu. It is particularly important for older adults to be current with their vaccinations since they are both more likely to get sick and more likely to have a severe illness when sick. Check [...]
6 Things You May Not Know About Community Pharmacies & Pharmacists
Katie Mahan2023-02-23T07:00:41-08:00Ask The Pharmacist, Blog|
You’ve just dropped off your prescription at your local pharmacy and the technician tells you it’s going to take 45 minutes to fill. You look around and there’s only one other person waiting for their prescription, so why is it going to take so long just to fill one medication? [...]
How to Cope with Post-Holiday Blues
Katie Mahan2023-03-31T12:50:20-07:00Ask The Pharmacist, Blog|
How do I cope with post-holiday blues? With the holidays officially over, it’s time to resume everyday life and business. However, coming down from the high of the “most wonderful time of the year” can be difficult for many people. Instead of greeting the New Year with excitement and [...]
Reducing Salt Intake for Heart Failure
Erin Williams2023-02-23T22:17:05-08:00Blog|
The Cardiac Diet: You may have read that reducing salt intake from food is important for preventing high blood pressure, and kidney disease, but do you know why it is particularly important for people with heart failure? Heart Failure is a medical condition in which the heart cannot fill [...]
Snoring Loudly or Sleeping Soundly?
Erin Williams2023-02-23T22:22:16-08:00Blog|
Ever been in that situation where a partner or family member snores in their sleep? Chances are you have! Almost everyone snores occasionally – whether from being in a certain position or being extremely fatigued. If everyone does it, why is it so bothersome and when does it become a [...]
Laced & Lethal – Public Awareness Campaign
Erin Williams2024-01-29T09:27:41-08:00Blog|
Pharmacists are passionate about the quality and integrity of the medicines we dispense and want to provide the best care to patients. In fact, the pharmacy profession as it is recognized today was created out of a movement to protect the public from adulterated and misbranded medications. We know that the counterfeit medications [...]
Pharmacy Photos: Then & Now
Erin Williams2023-02-25T10:43:01-08:00Blog|
October – American Pharmacists Month Pharmacists Month is a time to recognize pharmacists’ contributions to health care and share the positive impact of our work in our community. This year it has also been a time for reflection on both how far pharmacy has advanced and its future potential [...]
Travel Health Consult: The Smart Way to Travel in the 2020s
Katie Mahan2023-02-25T10:57:35-08:00Ask The Pharmacist, Blog|
As 2020 rounds second base, we are collectively examining what life will look like in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. While there are many uncertainties about the future of the pandemic, our united focus on public health and keeping each other well is encouraging and inspiring. This [...]
Aging Gracefully: Important Considerations for How Medications Change as We Age
Katie Mahan2023-02-25T11:07:18-08:00Ask The Pharmacist, Blog|
Aging is a beautiful part of life. Most humans strive to age and to do so gracefully. With advances in science, medicine, and our overall understanding of the human body, older adults have many tools to use to live long, healthy lives. These tools are, however, are not fool proof. [...]
Kelley-Ross’s Plan of Action: COVID-19
Katie Mahan2023-02-25T11:08:48-08:00Blog, News|
Life in the time of the coronavirus disease pandemic has been unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. Between the unfamiliarity of life while social distancing and the uncertainty of what the future holds, we all have experienced some degree of loss and struggle over the past few weeks. [...]