Our Local Pharmacy sent this release [11/7/18]:
AVOID ONLINE PHARMACIES AND KEEP IT LOCAL – IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Connecticut – It may seem like a bold statement but it’s the TRUTH.
LOCAL independent pharmacies have more interactions with their customers and prescriptions each year than patients’ doctors do.
And as the modern world continues to provide more accessible ways to get products and services, through online stores, Telemedicine and home delivery options, getting your pills online or using a big box pharmacy delivery service could amount to serious health problems.
And with 30% of older American’s now taking polypharmacy, which is five of more medications each day, your LOCAL pharmacy is the best place to identify if there’s any possible dangerous drug interactions.
Greg McKenna is a pharmacist and owner of Higganum Pharmacy and says the price of convenience, when it comes to your health, isn’t worth it.
“ We all like to use online service, but the reality is this isn’t toothpaste. To process your prescription, do they know you personally? you’re just another number to them! Do they know about your medical background? WHY you’re taking all of these complex and powerful medications. “
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“ Plus, if you need them in a hurry, you have to wait for them to be delivered to you and that could be two or three days. Do you have to be at home to take delivery of your medications? What happens when they leave your insulin outside in the Winter, does it freeze? Or how does mail order handle your antibiotic?
Greg says it’s important that people, who are taking daily medications, understand what using these services could do to their health.
“We have become the conduit between you and your own MD’s”
“ If you are being treated by two or three doctors for different conditions, they don’t always communicate with one another, so they don’t know, when prescribing for you, what you might already be taking. When you go to your LOCAL pharmacy, we can review ALL your medications and call your doctors if there are conflicts. Will online services be able to do that for? And if so, how many days later? “
As Greg points out, your LOCAL Pharmacy is easy to get to and you don’t have to set an appointment to speak to the highly trained pharmacist and staff there about your medical and health needs.
They can also show you how to use your new nebulizer or insulin device.
If you’re thinking of using services such as online or bib box store delivery, with their fees and subscription services, is it worth potentially risking your health for the sake of saving a few dollars?
