Archive for November, 2009
Side Effects of Mirena
Oh bother, my extended Thanksgiving celebration is coming to an end…gotta go back to work tomorrow! Another question from a faithful follower spawned today’s post. The question was: My period ended not even a week ago and now I am having tender swollen breasts like when I was pregnant, not like the tenderness I had before my [...]
What Are Live Attenuated Vaccines?
Hey guys, What a wonderful holiday weekend it has been. I was lucky enough to have Thanksgiving Day off, including this weekend, so I’ve taken advantage of the chill time! Spare time has been plentiful, so I made a quick clip on what a live attenuated vaccine is…you can thank my mom for this one. [...]
Question of the Day Update
Hi all, if you look at our nifty tabs at the top of the page, you will see one marked Question of the Day. The page is full of random questions that we have received through email, the site, family, friends and patients. Here are a few of the questions you will find on the page. [...]
Expired Medications (revised version)
Hi all! So I made a very big decision over the weekend. After a bit of trepidation, I decided it is time for me to pull the plug on my overnight shift…I’ll soon be living the daytime life again. This makes me very nervous! I love the freedom that I have with my every other [...]
Corn Allergy
Recently, we had a comment by a GPA family member, Ambar. She wrote, I used to take Zyrtec or Benadryl, but lately am feeling very bad when I do. In fact, when I ate corn chips, I felt just as bad. My twin sister (we are identical) is allergic to corn, and I’m suspecting I [...]
Save Money Now
Okay, this is a quickie! I was at work yesterday and a very distraught patient came in. She came straight from the emergency room with 3 scripts. She was concerned about the price of the meds. Her antibiotic and pain medications were both around $6-10 -not so bad. Unfortunately, her 3rd script was for zolpidem [...]
Evaluation of Medication List for Drug Interactions
Happy Monday, guys! I hope you’re ready for this very long post! I think it’s a good one to throw at you because it provides you with the a perfect example of how Nova and I can evaluate your list of meds. Okay, I know you’re dying to see what this post is all about, so I will cut [...]
All About the Flu Series
Okay -this is our attempt to organize all the flu info! This is like the table of contents for our All About the Flu series -it has all the links to our articles about the flu and drugs to treat the flu. General flu info: What is the Swine Flu? Catie’s Experience with the Flu Treatment [...]
My Personal Experience With the Flu
Hey everyone, Just wanted to add a piece to our “All About the Flu” series. This time around the subject was none other than myself rather than one of you! I decided I’d fill you in on my very own experience with the flu. Now, I know not everybody’s situation is the same, but in general, the flu runs a similar [...]
Prevacid OTC
Prevacid (lansoprazole) goes OTC! Prevacid was previously only available with a prescription -On November 12th, you will be able to purchase Prevacid OTC. Prevacid now joins Prilosec (omeprazole) as the only proton pump inhibitors (PPI) available OTC. In the video, I go over some general info on Prevacid OTC, PPIs and PPIs versus H2 blockers -like Zantac [...]
