Helpful Winter Health Tips

George's Pharmacy Winter Tips Newsletter Combat the cold's effects on your health this holiday season with tips from our  Heath & Wellness Newsletter! Health Care Enrollment Tips With the new year just around the corner, deadlines are quickly approaching to enroll or renew your health care programs. This year, many health plans are mandating mail order prescription programs for members. Problems with mail-order pharmacies range from mixed-up medications to delayed deliveries to spoiled shipments left on doorsteps in the winter weather or summer sun. A mail order pharmacist cannot speak to your doctor or fully understand your medical needs. Your pharmacist plays a critical role in the delivery of effective drug treatments through: Face-to-face, personalized counseling Drug monitoring, attention to side effects and potential drug interactions Support with medication adherence challenges This year before you register, make sure to read your prescription plan details, and call your insurance provider for program particulars. My Medicine Therapy One of the most important ways you can manage your health is by taking your medication as directed. Medical professionals report complications from not following prescription plans include hospitalizations, nursing home admissions, physician visits, and other avoidable health care costs.  If you're fighting heart, high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol, regularly filling your prescription will not only keep you healthy and save in health care costs, but you may also avoid being penalized by higher premiums due to heightened risk of complications.  Easy to Sign Up - Easy to Refill. Register today for text message alerts or emails to let you know that your prescription is ready for pickup. Download our new app Get a personal account online that:  Saves your refill information Tracks refill requests  Receive prescription notifications via email Sync Your Meds Get your prescriptions refilled the same day each month. Eliminate the need to call in prescription refills with fewer trips to the pharmacy and get personalized service. Visit the pharmacy for more information and to get signed up today.  Sign up for our email program when you create an account online, or stop in the pharmacy to sign up for text alerts.  Healthcare Deadlines Obamacare:  You have until February 15th at the latest to enroll in a plan to avoid owing the per-month fee for not having health insurance in 2015! Sign up now. Medicare: Open enrollment for Medicare ends December 7.Review and compare your coverage options. Christmas Eve - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm  Christmas Day - Closed New Year's Eve - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm New Year's Day - Closed Winter Health Tips During the cold winter months, your body needs additional vitamins and minerals to boost your immune system, and it's important to take a multi-vitamin daily. Not sure what supplements are best for you? Ask your pharmacist today! Dress warmly and stay dry during winter. Adults and children should wear a hat, scarf, sleeves that are snug at the wrist, mittens (they're warmer than gloves), water-resistant coat and boots, and layered loose-fitting clothing. Wet clothing chills the body rapidly. Excess perspiration will increase heat loss, so remove extra layers when you get too warm. Dry skin is a common problem and often worsens during the winter months. It can occur at all ages and in people with or without other skin problems. To ward off dry winter skin, apply lotion twice daily - once after showering and once before bed. Register to receive our newsletter in your inbox.

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Fall Newsletter

George's Pharmacy Fall Tips Newsletter Let us help you take action this fall to stay healthy and enjoy the fall season. We hope our  Heath & Wellness Newsletter gives you tools to support you on your wellness journey. Easy to Sign Up - Easy to Refill. As many of you are aware, on July 15, 2014, we changed over our pharmacy software system to be able to better serve our patients. This upgrade will now allow us to offer more options and services, and this is just the beginning! Text messaging and emails to let you know that your prescription is ready for pickup. Download our new app for iphone or android  New website with valuable health information, convenient refill options and apersonal account online that:  Saves your refill information Tracks refill requests  Receive prescription notifications via email Sync Your Meds Get your prescriptions refilled the same day each month. Eliminate the need to call in prescription refills with fewer trips to the pharmacy and get personalized service. Visit the pharmacy for more information and to get signed up today.  Sign up for our email program when you create anaccount online, or stop in the pharmacy to sign up for text alerts.  Vaccinate to Protect Yourself The majority of vaccine-preventable deaths in the U.S. today occur in adults.  It is important to keep your vaccinations up-to-date, not only to protect your health but to protect the health of your family, friends and loved ones.   Some vaccinations should be administered on an annual basis while others can be administered once and offer prevention for a lifetime.  We can meet your needs with our private, on-site immunizations.  We offer the following preventative vaccinations for:  hepatitis A, hepatitis B,  tetanus,  diphtheria and pertussis vaccines influenza,  pneumonia,  shingles  meningitis  If you have any questions about immunizations, please speak to one of our pharmacists. Flu Season Ahead! The first day of fall is September 23, and that means flu season is just around the corner. Peak flu season is from October through March, and vaccination is recommended for every patient over 6 months old. George's Pharmacy would like to remind you to get your annual flu vaccination. Stop in today or call to schedule your vaccination. Flu Facts: -Five to 20% of the US population gets influenza each year -Over 200,000 patients are hospitalized and 20,000 deaths are caused from the virus -Patients at highest risk are young children, pregnant women, patient with chronic medical conditions (diabetes, heart and lung disease) and those over age sixty-five

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Summer Health Tips

Dan's Discount Drug Mart Summer Health Tips Newsletter This summer season and always we strive to help you live a healthier, happier life and hope our Heath & Wellness Newsletter helps support you on your wellness journey. New Software for "Painless" Refills Dan's Discount Drug Mart has integrated new software that offers you the benefits of "painless" prescription refills! With our new program, you can sign up for text notifications, email alerts, automatic prescription refills, and other reminders. Later this week, you will be able to access our website on your smart phone, tablet or laptop. PLUS - Beginning in August, look for our new app on the Google Play store and the Apple iStore! With the new app from Dan's Discount Drug Mart, you can manage your prescription orders on the go. Extreme Heat Tips In the height of the summer season, your body's temperature control system may not always be able to keep up, and your body temperature can get dangerously high. Heat illnesses can affect anyone, but those with chronic health conditions are at greatest risk. Follow these tips to stay safe from heat-related illnesses this summer.  STAY COOL.  Stay inside, in air-conditioning if you can, or in cool places such as basements.  Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.  Take cool showers.  Sleep without sheets.  Draw the shades to keep out morning and afternoon sun. STAY HYDRATED. Drink more water than usual, especially if exercising or active outdoors. Be proactive, don’t wait until you are thirsty.  Avoid alcohol and caffeine because they make you lose water. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.  Take it easy.  Reduce exercise and limit it to the cooler parts of the day.  If you feel sick, ask for help.  Stop what you are doing if you feel faint or weak. Heat can worsen existing chronic health conditions.   DON’T BE A STRANGER. Check on your loved ones and neighbors, especially if they are elderly or have chronic health conditions.  Make sure they are drinking enough water and are staying cool.  Remind them to take heat seriously! NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, OR PETS IN A PARKED VEHICLE.  The sun can turn a vehicle into an oven within minutes, even if it doesn’t feel hot outside.  STAY INFORMED. Follow local weather and news reports.  Monitor the Springfield Health Department and the Weather Channel for weather-related heat updates. Sunscreen 101 Stay safe from harmful summer rays this summer. To reduce your risk of skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends using a sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays. Choose a sunscreen with SPF of 30 or higher (SPF 30 blocks 97% of the sun's harmful rays) Water-resistant sunscreens protect for longer periods of time when you are in water or sweating Sunscreen needs reapplied every two hours when you are outdoors and every hour when going in and out of water Wear sun-protective clothing, hats and sunglasses and find shade during the hottest time of the day for additional protection Sunscreen isn't recommended for children younger than 6 months, so it's best to keep them out of the sun Sunscreens lose effectiveness over time. Discard sunscreen that is more than 3 years old or appears discolored Stop The Itch! Try these tips for relief from summer skin irritants like heat rash, bug bites, poison ivy and other itchy bumps. Apply a wet cloth, or soak the area in cool water Use calamine lotion or product with hydrocortisone to help relieve itching Take Benadryl to relieve widespread rashes Try not to scratch. Scratching could cause a skin infection See your Doctor if a rash lasts for more than three to four days, gets worse, or if you have signs of infection, such as fever or increased pain, swelling, or redness.

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Spring Health Newsletter

George's Pharmacy Spring Tips Newsletter This spring season and always we strive to help you live a healthier, happier life and hope our Heath & Wellness Newsletter helps support you on your wellness journey. Tips to Manage Springtime Allergies Limit early-morning outdoor activities, when pollen is usually emitted. Stay indoors as much as possible when humidity and pollen counts are high. Enlist someone else to mow the lawn, since that stirs up pollen and mold. Close windows at night to help keep pollen out. Take medications as prescribed by your doctor or discuss over-the-counter alternatives with your pharmacist. Some folks plan vacations to pollen-free places during spring. To check daily pollen and mold counts, go to the National Allergy Bureau at www.aaaai.org. George's App With the official George's Pharmacy app, you can order your refill prescriptions from your iPhone or Android device. Simply enter your prescription number, first and last name, and phone number - then click the refill button. And to save your personal information for easier use each time you want to refill a prescription, you can create a user profile using a secure login. There is no charge to download the app.    Traveling with Prescriptions When you are traveling with prescription medications, make sure someone back home has an extra copy of your prescriptions. Also, carry a list of your medications with you, including names and dosages. Keep all medications in their original containers. If you have any injectable medications, carry a letter, on your doctor's letterhead, with the physician's prescription for it. If you are flying, pack your medications in your carryon bag for easy access and so they aren't lost or delayed. If traveling internationally, be sure to check with the American Embassy or Consulate to ensure your medications are allowed in the host country. "Every single cell in the human body replaces itself over a period of seven years. That means there's not even the smallest part of you now that was part of you seven years ago." ~ Steven Hall

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Winter 2014 Newsletter

Welcome! Thank you for being a loyal George's Pharmacy customer.  We want to wish you a Happy, Healthy New Year.  All of us at George's Pharmacy want to thank you for your patronage, and we look forward to assisting you with your health care needs in the coming year. May you have a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Congratulations to Our iPad Mini Sweepstakes Winner! Richard E. was drawn as our iPad Mini winner. Pictured above is Richard, his lovely wife and our pharmacist, Greg Serocki.  Exercise For Longer Life If you are over 40 and not active, here's another reason to get moving. Physical activity, especially after age 40, has been found to increase lifespan between 2 and 7 years. Exercise such as brisk walking for 1-1/4 hours per week, adds 1.8 years of life. More vigorous activity, like walking 7 hours a week, added 4.5 years.  Diet Tip: Black Tea & Diabetes Drinking black tea may help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers received data from 50 countries and found that the incidence of diabetes was lowest in countries where people drank the most black tea. This does not prove a cause-and-effect relationship, only that there is an association between black tea consumption and lower rates of diabetes. The results confirm previous research on the health benefits of black tea and its effect on diabetes and obesity risk. Black tea contains many complex flavonoids, and the brewing process helps to release them.

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