Druggist For The People Donald Schoeff R.Ph.

Summary: If you’re watching your TV, we’re seeing what you see: Drug Ads. In this episode, we take a look at Vraylar as an add-on to your current antidepressant. So bottom line, what is it, this Vraylar? Topics:· To Begin With: 00:45988 is the Suicide and Crisis Hotline, offering 24/7 call, text and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, o...

Summary: The Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI’s), which include Prilosec, Prevacid, Protonix, Aciphex, and Nexium, are a very effective group of drugs to treat heartburn and reflux, but as with every other drug, there might be side effects and adverse effects, both short and long-term. In this episode, we discuss the possible link between the long-term use of PPI’s and dementia, as reported in the press and medical journals. Topics:· Proton P...

Summary: If you have poison ivy, can you spread it to someone else? If the poison ivy is dead, can you still have a reaction if you touch it? Where else can you get poison ivy, besides touching the plant? This episode addresses these questions, and in so doing, touches on the prevention and treatment of the contact dermatitis caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Topics:· Urushiol Oil 01:50· Contact...

Summary: When the panic attack comes from what’s inside, where do you hide? It’s thought that a panic attack is physiologically very much like a flight or fright response, comparable to encountering a Grizzly bear on a trail. In this episode we discuss the current medications available for treating panic attacks and panic disorder and how these medications work. We also discuss other non-medication options such as psychotherapy (talk therapy), exercise, yoga, and...

Summary: Blood clot formation and breakdown happens all the time. It’s when the body potentially forms clots where they aren’t needed (AFib) that we run into problems: strokes and heart attacks. In this episode we make the distinction between antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants and their roles in preventing unwanted clots. How they work? Once again, we’re just tinkering with a natural process in our bodies. Topics:· Balance of Clo...

Summary: The drug ads float images of happy people across the room, with a voiceover discussing the mechanism of actions of the drug (JAK inhibitor) along with an undercurrent of warnings and side effects of the drug. One of the newer drug groups are these JAK inhibitors, an oral form of targeted immunotherapy. This episode attempts to explain this drug group, and also discusses to whom exactly the drug companies are directing their ads. Topics:· &nbs...