While there are no magical foods that can make you lose weight and feel healthier overnight, getting the proper nutrients over time can make a huge difference in healthy living! As part of a balanced diet, the right foods can help you drop some pounds, boost your heart health and keep your skin looking young. Here are the best foods to eat to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle:Read More
At Mac’s Pharmacy, we understand that losing weight can be one of the toughest things to do! However, even a small weight loss can be incredibly beneficial to your overall health. Whether you lose 10 pounds or 50 pounds, you will be amazed about how much better you feel both physically and mentally! Here are 5 benefits of weight loss that you can enjoy by shedding just a few pounds:Read More
Let’s talk about everyone’s least favorite part about warm weather: bugs. It’s hard to go an entire summer without getting at least one bug bite. That’s why it’s important to be able to identify the type of insect bite or sting and how you should treat it. At Mac’s Pharmacy, we’ve put together some of the top tips for treating insect bites and stings.Read More
You’re never too young or too old to take care of your heart! The choices you make now impact how your heart feels later on. You don’t have to be at a high risk for heart disease to take steps to prevent it. Anyone at any age can benefit from keeping their heart healthy! Here are simple tips on how you can prevent heart disease:Read More
Did you know that at Mac’s Pharmacy, we offer free monthly classes to help our clients live a healthy lifestyle? We are so much more than just your average pharmacy because we care about the well-being of every individual who walks through our doors. We measure our success on the happiness and healthiness of our customers, and our classes help you become both. Here are 4 reasons to take the free classes at our independent pharmacy in Tennessee:Read More
If you’re looking for the perfect pharmacy to help improve your health in Tennessee, then look no further than Mac’s Pharmacy. Mac’s Pharmacy is not your typical pharmacy. We find it important to build and focus on relationships with our clients and help you in any way we can. Here are 3 reasons to go to Mac’s Pharmacy for all your pharmacy needs.Read More
Pharmacogenomics, known as the study of how human genes affect a person’s response to medication, blends pharmacology (the study of drugs) with genomics (the study of genes and their functions). This combination aids in the development of safe, effective medication therapy and doses that are tailored to each individual’s genetic makeup. Medicine is not “one size fits all,” and it is difficult to predict who may benefit from specific medicine, who will not respond, or who may experience adverse side effects.
Mac’s LTC Pharmacy Solutions is excited to feature Morgan Honeycutt in our Employee Spotlight! Originally from Johnson City, Tennessee, Morgan graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Cellular Molecular Biology, and later received a Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In addition to completing his doctorate, Morgan’s three top highlights are following Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, marrying his wife, Jamie, the birth of their children
Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a form of arthritis that affects some people that have the skin condition psoriasis – a condition resulting in red patches of skin topped with silvery scales. Joint pain, stiffness and swelling are the main symptoms of PA, and are caused by a hyperactive immune system that creates inflammation in the body. There is currently no cure for PA, so treatments focus on controlling symptoms and preventing damage to joints. Without treatments, PA may become disabling. Several medications can be used to decrease pain and inflammation, or there are procedures to reduce inflammation, such as steroid injections or joint replacement surgeries. However, before utilizing these measures, many people turn to natural remedies first. There are several spices that have been shown beneficial in psoriatic arthritis.
Meet Whitney Walker, this week’s Employee Spotlight! Whitney is an excellent and dedicated pharmacist here at Mac’s LTC Pharmacy Solutions. She brings joy in the pharmaceutical care for our patients and communities we serve. She has worked in various areas of pharmacy including academics, community, and long-term care. Committed to lifelong learning and eager to stay current on the latest information and technologies, Whitney provides positive outcomes for our patients!
Long-term care (LTC) pharmacies serve the residents of nursing homes, assisted-living communities, extended-care communities, and retirement communities. LTC pharmacies operate differently than most traditional pharmacies. Usually, these pharmacies are “closed-door,” meaning that no patients walk-in to fill prescriptions. LTC pharmacy procedures go above and beyond many retail pharmacy processes, with core services including prescription processing, dispensing and delivery, medication management, return, reuse, and disposal of medications.
At Mac’s LTC Pharmacy Solutions, we pride ourselves on improving the health of our community partners’ residents, but we also aim to educate clients before their health declines. We offer the communities we partner with education services for their residents and also their staff. It is important to be well-educated on proper medication administration, pharmacy services, and healthy habits. Our on-site education opportunities teach a number of topics such as heart health, nutrition practices, and diabetes-related courses. Diabetes can be a complex and expensive disease that requires constant self-management. The optimum way to control diabetes is to prevent it from happening. The best way to prevent diabetes is to control what you eat, and Mac’s LTC Pharmacy Solutions has provided a list of foods that can help you do just that.
