Six tips to help prevent the leading cause of child poisoning It can happen in an instant: a toddler grabs a prescription pill out of your purse; a child chugs tasty mouthwash when you’re not looking; a kid chews through a bottle of gummy vitamins. These scenarios and many more…
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Feel Like You’re Coming Down With a Cold or the Flu? Hold Off on Buying Out the Drugstore
by June Vargasby June VargasThe January 2018 issue of Consumer Reports hit the stands last week, and in the cover story, “How to Survive the Cold and Flu Season,” the magazine’s editors issue a stern warning to consumers for this year’s cold and flu season: Instead of overloading on over-the-counter (OTC) cold and flu…
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Pharmacy
Diabetics Gain More Protection From Bad Actors Thanks to AB 602
by June Vargasby June VargasPeople affected by diabetes received some good news this week when Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Assembly Bill (AB) 602 into law. The law, which takes effect immediately, helps protect the health and safety of patients with diabetes by prohibiting pharmacies from selling or distributing counterfeit or improperly stored…
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SACRAMENTO – The California State Board of Pharmacy announces that California’s protocol is now in effect, permitting pharmacists to furnish self-administered hormonal contraception to women without a prescription. Read the entire news release here.
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