Yucca Valley’s Best Pharmacy Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to answer the question “What is an Albuterol inhaler?”. What is an Albuterol inhaler? ProAir®, Proventil, Ventolin are all Albuterol inhalers Prevents breathing difficulties by opening up the airway passages Helps with asthma, shortness or breath when walking […]
Yucca Valley’s Best Pharmacy Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to answer the question “How do I use my aerosol inhaler?”. How do I use my aerosol inhaler? Make sure you shake it well before each use. If it’s the first time or you haven’t used it in […]
Yucca Valley’s Best Pharmacy Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to answer the question “Why should you always finish your antibiotics?”. Important Considerations When Taking Antibiotics Follow physicians instructions You want to do what it takes to get better Always finish the entire course of antibiotics prescribed by […]
Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to answer a patient submitted question and talk about about a brand new OTC pain relief medication. Important Considerations When Using OTC Pain Relief Medication You can take ibuprofen and acetaminophen at the same time assuming no other medical conditions. Ibuprofen typically […]
Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to talk about another common prescription antibiotic and its usage. Important Considerations When Using Azithromycin Antibiotics Contains the antibiotic Azithromycin Z-pak used to treate common upper respiratory infections including ear, sinus, throat infections and some pnemonias. A Z-pak contains 6 tablets Common […]
Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to talk about another common prescription antibiotic and its usage. Important Considerations When Using Sulfa Antibiotics Sulfa-containing drugs include sulfonamide antibiotics including sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra) Bactrim may be used to treat a variety of stomach, intestinal, and urinary tract (UTI) infections Bactrim […]
Yucca Valley’s Best Pharmacy Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to talk about common prescription antibiotics and address a common question regarding antibiotics and allergies. Important Considerations When Using Prescription Antibiotics Penicillin is known as broad spectrum antibiotics because it kills a variety of bacteria Amoxicillin most common […]
Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to stay on the cream aisle and talk about antibiotic creams. Cuts and scrapes are common, so it is important to know how to treat them and with what. Important Considerations When Using Antibiotic Creams Antibiotic is a medication that kills bacteria […]
Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today we are going to stay on the cream aisle and talk about antifungal creams. Fungi cause a different type of infection, so it is important to know how to treat them and with what. Join us this week to talk about antifungal creams and their […]
Yucca Valley’s Best Pharmacy Amit, Hi-Desert’s local leading Pharmacist with Avalon Pharmacy here. Today I am going to talk Hydrocortisone a common topical OTC medicine used for itching and inflammation of the skin. Hydrocortisone Usage and Dosage Hydrocortisone is used to reduce itching and Inflammation of the skin Hydrocortisone is a topical steroid available OTC […]