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10 free healthcare apps you should own (iPhone and Android)

April 10, 2014

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These selection of apps were put together based on their potential to help patients start, track and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Some others factors that were considered include user friendliness, ratings, accessibility, format, functionality, and relevance to the readers of this website. WebMD: Gives you 24/7 access to health information and decision-support tools and helps […]

Haiti Diaries #2: Packing List

April 10, 2014

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So I’m usually a last minute packer, but I decided to do things a little different this time. Mainly because this is not a vacation where I could easily walk to the gift shop to buy items I forgot. And also because I am really trying to be a more organized person in 2014 (that […]

GA pharmacy job roundup – 4/10/2014

April 10, 2014

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Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacist – West GA Health Sr. Pharmacy Consultant (Atlanta GA) – Towers Watson Clinical Pharmacist (Atlanta GA) – Grady Health Systems Toxicology Fellow (Atlanta GA) – Grady Health Systems 30 hour full time Floating Pharmacist (Columbus GA) – Publix  Clinical Educator (Augusta, GA – Travel position) – VMS BioMarketing Full time Floating Pharmacist […]

Are you allergic to that drug or did you just have an adverse reaction?

April 9, 2014

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Whenever I get to building a profile for a new patient, one of the questions I ask is “Are you allergic to any medication?” Many times the answer is YES, but my follow up question “What kind of reaction did you have?” usually turns my documentation into a NO. Why is that? you ask. It’s […]

GA pharmacy job roundup – 4/6/2014

April 6, 2014

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Pharmacist Floater Full Time (Athens GA) – CVS Caremark Pharmacist in Charge Full Time (Covington GA) – CVS Caremark Pharmacist  (Macon GA) – Regency Hospital  Pharmaceutical Care Pharmacist (Sun to Thur/3pm – 11pm) – Paulding Hospital  Clinical Staff Pharmacist (Rome, GA) – Redmond Regional Medical Center  Pharmacist (Cumming GA) – Northside Hospital  Registered Pharmacists (Atlanta […]

April 2014 generic(s)

April 4, 2014

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Solifenacin Succinate Tablets 5mg and 10mg (Urinary Incontinence) Approved: April 2, 2014 – Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Generic for: Vesicare

10 techniques that could save you thousands on your prescription (Part 2)

April 3, 2014

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Yesterday, I brought you part 1 of this post on how to stay on top of your finances while remaining compliant with your prescriptions medications. Remember to keep in mind that before you adopt any of these techniques, they still have to be discussed and cleared with your primary care doctor or pharmacist since they […]

10 techniques that could save you thousands on your prescription (Part 1)

April 2, 2014

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Lets face it, despite the 7 million people who have signed up for the Affordable Care Act, there are still a host of people out there without insurance. And even for those who do have insurance, there is sometimes an overwhelming struggle to cover the cost of co-pays for health visits and medications. Therefore with […]

Top 5 arguments surrounding the legalization of Cannabis (Marijuana)

March 29, 2014

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You may know it as weed, ganja, pot, blunt, dope, smoke, herb etc, but its technical name is Cannabis (aka Marijuana), and it is the most common illicit drug used in the United States. It refers to the parts of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, which contains the psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related […]