Medication Tips & Safety
Have you ever read the same medication label five times in a row and still didn’t understand a word? Or listened carefully to instructions at the doctor’s office, only to forget everything the moment you got home? You’re not alone! “Mom-brain” (and dad-brain, caregiver-brain, grandparent-brain—you name
Medication Tips & Safety
If your child has been diagnosed with a drug allergy, chances are you have a lot of questions. My daughter was diagnosed with an allergy to amoxicillin a few years ago. She was OK, but it’s not an experience I’m likely to forget! Allergic reactions can be unnerving,
Asthma & Allergies
My kids have been back in school for just 7 days, and they already have runny noses and congestion. You know that old saying, the only things certain in life are death and taxes? I’d add laundry and runny noses to that! Fall can be a tricky time to
Medication Tips & Safety
The start of school always involves a lot of paperwork and forms, especially if your child is in preschool or daycare! If your child needs medication at school, the list of forms becomes even longer. The good news is that school nurse medication forms and policies are designed to protect
Pain & Symptom Relief
Children and teenagers often get bumps, sprains, and sore muscles while playing sports. We’ve had many twisted ankles in our house thanks to gymnastics and the monkey bars. As a parent and pharmacist, I’ve given out lots of ice packs, and I know that injury and pain are
Asthma & Allergies
Sports parents should live by the Boy Scouts' motto: Be prepared! At our house, it’s a race from the bus to the house for a snack, then straight to practice. If we can’t find the shin guards or ballet shoes, we’re in trouble. Older kids often
Vaccines
Back-to-school season is here, bringing the annual rush of runny noses, coughs, and fevers, along with the inevitable paperwork for school and sports! It’s a good (and often required!) time to make sure your child’s physical exams and immunizations are up to date. This year feels especially tough
Fever & Infections
Parents, you know how it goes. The school year just began, and your child already comes home with flushed cheeks, a hot forehead, and the dreaded thermometer beep confirming a fever. Heck, if you’re really (un)lucky, the school nurse might even call before your morning coffee gets cold!
Medication Tips & Safety
When your little one catches a cold, it’s tempting to rush to the pharmacy and grab any bottle in the kids’ section labeled “cold and flu” because colds in kids are the worst! So many boogers, and it can last for what seems like 100 days. As tempting as
Medication Tips & Safety
As the school bell rings again (hooray!), parents are suddenly juggling lunchboxes, sports forms, permission slips, and backpacks... oh, and that yearly task of medication drop-off is added to the to-do list! Back-to-school season can feel like juggling flaming torches blindfolded. We all get burned sometimes. In this blog, learn
Parent Rx
It's back-to-school season! (The most wonderful time of the year 😀) If your child has food allergies or your school follows an allergen-free policy, you should consider your snacks, lunches, and gear carefully. My kids are thankfully free of food allergies, but some of their best friends have them.
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“We’ve got spirit, Rah Rah Rah!” The time is 8:15, and the bus arrives at the neighborhood bus stop precisely at 8:25. It takes me, an average adult female of average height, weight, and physical fitness, about two minutes to walk to the bus stop at a