Igor, Author at Stafford Pharmacy

Have Your Injections Administered at Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare

You can add the administration of drugs by injection, to the list of services offered by Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare! All of our pharmacists have received additional training and certification allowing them to administer medications by injection and vaccinations. Pharmacists continue their education and training each and every year, in order to maintain their […]

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Southern Alberta Measles Outbreak – AHS Offering MMR Vaccinations

Health News, Infectious Disease

THIS JUST IN FROM ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES, SOUTH ZONE: If you are concerned that you do not have immunity to measles – that is, you have not been vaccinated or cannot confirm that you had measles or rubella as a child – Alberta Health South Zone, will be offering the MMR Vaccination at the Main

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Zostavax: Shingles Vaccine

Health News

Update: Shingles Vaccination Since its approval by Health Canada in 2008, the shingles vaccine (Zostavax) has been difficult if not impossible to find due to manufacturing difficulties. Merck, the company who makes Zostavax, has finally produced enough of the vaccine to fill back orders and hopes to continue production to meet incoming orders. This vaccination

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Cracked Heels

General News, Your Health

As the weather heats up, the sandals and flip flops will be coming out of winter storage. While these shoe types allow you to feel the summer sun on your tootsies, they can also result in cracked heels. Cracked heels, or heel fissures, are splits in dry skin around the heel. These cracks can be

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Diabetic? Check Your FEET!

Ask the Pharmacist, Your Health

If you are diabetic, you know you need to monitor your blood sugar, but did you know you should be monitoring your feet as well? Diabetes can affect your feet negatively in two ways: 1) Persistently high blood sugar can damage the nerves in your feet. This can result in numbness, tingling and loss of

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When you think about your health, do you think about your feet?

Your Health

When we think about our health, we generally don’t consider how are feet are feeling. However, your feet can tell you a lot about your health. May is World Foot Health Awareness month, and Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare is celebrating by helping you learn about your feet! Most people are born with healthy feet;

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Getting the Most From Your Medication: Blister Packaging (Pillpaks)

General News, Product News

Have you ever sat there wondering if you took your medications that morning? Ever counted the number of pills left in the bottle to try and figure out if you have the right number left? Do you take your medications at the right time each day? Medication adherence, or the extent which individuals take their

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Ask the Pharmacist: Is glutathione absorbed when taken orally?

Ask the Pharmacist

What is glutathione? Glutathione is the most abundant anti-oxidant found within the human body. It is a tripeptide composed of three amino acids. What does glutathione do? Glutathione has many important roles within our bodies. Some of which include DNA and protein synthesis, gene expression, immune response, and cell death. Deficiency of glutathione contributes to

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Dr. Oz Says…

Health Comment

As a stay at home mom, I have caught my fair share of Dr. Oz episodes. After each episode, I wonder how many people out there are following all of his advice. It reminds me of the children’s game Simon Says, are all of his viewers blindly following exactly what Dr. Oz says? Each episode

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Great Expectations

Health Comment

When you have a common infection such as a cold, or when your child is sick do you go to the doctor expecting a prescription? Or, do you go to find out if you need one? Believe it or not, your expectations influence whether or not you will receive a prescription for antibiotics. Let’s take

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