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Author name: Dona Suri

Making sense of dietary supplements

Any time you are putting something in your body, you have to be careful.  And that includes vitamins and supplements. SIMI PHARMACY stocks many dietary supplements and we do not doubt that they are intended to make people healthier BUT it is our duty to make you aware of possible side-effects or contra-indications. Of course, …

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Children’s vaccinations: we can do BETTER !

The CDC report on vaccination coverage among kindergarten students in 2021-22 is out and CALIFORNIA IS IN THE TOP 9!  However, WE CAN DO BETTER.  Who doesn’t want to see California at the very top … nationwide, all-round NUMERO UNO ? California’s best performance was in vaccinating children for varicella.  We stood fourth, behind West …

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Everything you want to know about covid vaccines

It’s good idea to ask questions about any medication that you are taking, and that goes for covid vaccines too.  SIMI PHARMACY is happy to give complete and accurate answers… and if there is anything that we haven’t covered in this list of FAQs, let us know.  We’ll dig out the information you are looking …

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AI and the future of the pharmacy

It’s only been four months since an AI algorithm designed to understand and generate human-like language burst across our computer screens but, in barely 120 days, Chat GPT has polarised opinions as few technologies have done before.  Even people who are not knee-jerk techno-reactionaries are saying “whoa … let’s think about this”. SIMI PHARMACY certainly …

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Try to simplify your meds as you get older

Medicines are not candy. SIMI PHARMACY sells many over-the-counter products but we always invite our customers to ASK about what they are buying WE CAN TELL YOU IF AN INGREDIENT IN AN OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCT DUPLICATES SOMETHING THAT IS IN ONE OF YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS, OR IF IT IS A POSSIBLE RISK FOR YOU. What does that mean …

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Over-the-counter medicines and your sick child

If you fall ill, you can describe what’s troubling you.  You have some idea of what it is and where you contracted it. You’ve probably had it before, so you calmly survey the medicine cabinet and reach for whatever you took the last time. When your child falls ill, it’s another matter altogether.  First of …

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Law comes down on illegal medical record sharing

When we total up our assets, most of us will say to ourselves: “Reasonably comfortable but nothing to excite the curiosity of the IRS.” Think again. Let SIMI PHARMACY explain how every little bit of you is worth something. We are not talking about selling blood, kidney, or cornea.   The big money is in all …

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Springtime blues

Ah, spring ! The oaks are putting forth fuzzy yellow catkins, buds are forming on the tips of maple trees, and the sycamore is dotted with tiny red pom-poms. Over the next three months, literally hundreds of tree species will burst into bloom.  Gentle breezes will waft clouds of pollen, eyes will turn red and …

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