I’ve recently had many people come in and detail allergy symptoms to us:  runny nose, cough, post nasal drip, sneezing, etc.  Not uncommon nor surprising for this time of the year.  These patients include at the end, “it only happens at night.” ...

Consumer Reports has surveyed 43,700 readers about their drug stores and the results are not surprising (to us at least!). Independent drug stores rated highest in customer satisfaction:  94% of those shopping at one were “highly satisfied”.  They also reported...

A friend of ours, Stewart Feldman of Cross River Pharmacy in Cross River, was recently featured in the local news.  The discussion was the dire situation large operations such as pharmacy benefit managers, chain drug stores, and manufacturers are putting small pharmacies...

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It seems the Arizona governor is introducing a fee to charge smokers who receive Medicare or Medicaid.  In Arizona, 46% of Medicaid recipients smoke daily.  This bill is referred to a “fat tax” as it will target Medicaid recipients who are overweight as...

Good news! The FDA has expanded the eligibility range for Zostavax, the shingles vaccine. Patients 50 and up can now receive the Shingles vaccine.  Previously it was only 60+. Our next shingles clinic is Sunday, May 1st from 10-2pm in Saugerties.  Call the store for...

About a dozen or more reports have linked long-term use of proton pump inhibitors to a low level of magnesium in the blood. Examples of proton pump inhibitors are Nexium, Prilosec, Aciphex, Prevacid, and Dexilant.  The effect is considered a “class effect,”...

What is Potassium iodide and how is it available? Potassium iodide is a salt form of iodine and can be used for many reasons: supplementation (at low doses) as an expectorant (loosens chest congestion) before a thyroid procedure and to protect against thyroid cancer if...

With the current fear mongering going on in the media these days, we’d like to offer a great graphic to help put this radiation scare into perspective. This also helps serve as a reference for those we’ve come across selling “magical pendants”...

Yes we have Potassium Iodide.  And once we run out, we can compound it in our Saugerties store. More info to come!