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Image Source: mohamed_hassan/pixabay Happy National Pharmacists Month! The goal of this month is to recognize pharmacists for the significant role they play in effective medication management, patient education and overall medication safety. Learn more about how pharmacists can help you every day. Safe and Effective Medication Use Pharmacists help ensure that medications control conditions the right way. They help minimize any side effects and safeguard against any possible i

Image Source: iStock.com/macrovector Tria Health would like to thank our followers for such positive feedback from our last “Ask a Pharmacist Edition.” Since then, we have seen even more questions coming through to our Help Desk. To better serve our audience, clients and patients, we will continue answering some of our most Frequently Asked Questions. Because it’s cold and flu season, this month we’re going to focus on the questions that will help you get through these next f

Promises of miraculous fat burning capabilities have turned raspberry ketones into a multi-million dollar product. This compound found in red raspberries has been traditionally used by the perfume and manufactured food industries to produce a berry-like scent. Health care providers have turned a curious eye to this “miracle drug” and found two studies in mice and one small study in humans to support its medical use. The human study evaluated the use of topical raspberry keton

Many prescription pain medications are combination products that contain varying amounts of Tylenol, or acetaminophen.  In the past, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not placed limits on the amount of Tylenol that is included in these combo products.  That is changing as the FDA is asking manufacturers of these medications to limit the amount of Tylenol per pill to 325mg. Excessive amounts of Tylenol can lead to serious liver damage.  If you are taking a prescriptio

High blood pressure is one of the most prevalent health conditions seen in the United States.  Elevated blood pressure leads to increased risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and death if undetected. High blood pressure is called the “silent killer” because it often has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people don’t realize they have it. That’s why it’s important to get your blood pressure checked regularly. New guidelines state: People < 60 years old have a bloo

October is National Pharmacy Month! As experts in medications, Pharmacists provide important guidance to patients and physicians to ensure that individuals have safe, effective and affordable medications. With increasingly complicated regiments and access to over the counter and herbal medications, the involvement of a pharmacist within a person’s health care team continues to grow more important. Tria Health believes that the pharmacists are an integral part of the health ca