The cold season shows up every year; it is not something new. One person in the house starts sneezing and within days, everyone seems sick. We have all been there. Many people stand in the pharmacy aisle and ask the same question. Do over-the-counter medications work like prescription medicine for colds? These are meds, not…
Your dog just came home from the vet with a bottle of pills. Your cat needs antibiotics twice a day. Sound familiar? If you’re a pet owner in Howell, NJ, you know that keeping your furry family members healthy sometimes means navigating the world of pet medications. But giving medicine to pets is not the…
Are you aware of where your home medications should be kept? You are undoubtedly aware that you should keep them out of young children’s sight and reach. However, now consider if that’s what you’re truly doing. This winter, in a research study, 2,000 parents nationwide learned more about their views, actions, and knowledge about the…
OTC drugs and prescription medications are commonly used for flu treatment. New Jersey patients usually take over-the-counter medicines, as OTCs are cheaper and more easily accessible than prescription medications. However, OTC drugs offer symptom relief while prescribed antivirals treat the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends NJ patients to start antiviral…
Vaccine safety is a top priority of healthcare authorities such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New Jersey Department of Health. CDC ensures that vaccines meet strict safety standards. Parents remain confused about vaccine safety due to misinformation, side effects, too many vaccines at a time, and combination treatment. The…
Standing at the pharmacy counter, the pharmacist asks if you want a generic or brand-name product. Generic is $15. The brand name is $120. Same prescription, same medication supposedly, but one costs eight times more. So what’s the deal? Is the expensive one actually better, or are you just paying for the name? At Soma…
A woman came in asking about flu shots. She’d seen our sign outside that vaccines were in stock and wanted to get it done. Her sister apparently told her it was too early, that she should wait until October. But she was worried that if she left without getting it, she’d forget and never come…
My dad got shingles three years ago, and I’ve never seen him in that much pain. He’s the guy who walked around on a broken toe for two weeks before finally going to the doctor, so when he says something hurts, it really hurts. The shingles rash wrapped around his side and back, and he…
Your cat needs daily thyroid medication. Your Lab requires arthritis pills twice a day. The veterinary clinic hands you a bill for $165, and you realize these prescriptions are hitting every single month. Nobody warned you that prescription medication for pets would become a line item in your budget rivaling your car payment. Most Howell,…
The bathroom medicine cabinet seems like the obvious spot for prescriptions. It’s called a medicine cabinet, after all. But that steamy bathroom where you shower every day is actually one of the worst places to store medications. Those prescription bottles sitting near the shower absorb humidity. Heat from hot water damages them. Kids can reach…