ING THAT BEAUTIFUL BLUE
SKY, FOLKS.
.COM TO "HOUSTON LIFE."
STREP AND FLU SEASON IS IN FULL
STRING.
SO THE COUGHS, ACHES, FEVERS AND
SORE THROATS.
IT CAN MEAN STAYING HOME OR
MAYBE A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.
HERE WITH PREREDSKINS TIPS AND
INFO -- PREVENTION TIPS AND INFO
ON GETTING VACCINATED IS KATHY
SNOW WITH KATY MEDICAL PHARMACY.
WELCOME, KATHY.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> YOU'VE BEEN A PHARMACIST FORú
A LONGú TIME.xx
YOU'RE A GOOD NEIGHBOR PHARMACY.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD
NEIGHBOR PHARMACY, LIKE KATY
MEDICAL PHARMACY, AND SOME OF
THE OTHERS?
>> A GOOD NEIGHBOR PHARMACY IS A
NATURALLY RECOGNIZED BRAND THAT
ALLOWS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED
PHARMACIES TO COMPETE WITH THE
BIG COMPANIES.
>> YOU OFFER A PERSONAL SERVICE.
>> WE'RE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED SO
WE'RE THERE ALL THE TIME AND WE
CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS.
SO WE SPEND TIME WITH THEM.
WE HAVE THE TIME TO SPEND WITH
THEM.
AND REALLY GET TO KNOW OUR
PATIENTS.
AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.
>> AND THE WHOLE IDEA THEN IS
THAT YOU GUYS ARE LIKE A
NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACY, SO WHEN
PEOPLE COME IN, THEY KNOW YOU.
>> EXACTLY.
>> A FAMILIAR FACE.
AND THEY CAN GET THE CARE THEY
NEED.
>> AND THEY ASK FOR ME ALL THE
TIME.
>> THAT MUST BE SO FLATTERING
FOR YOU.
>> IT'S GOOD.
>> IN ADDITION TO PRESCRIPTIONpp
FILLING, YOU GUYS ALSO OFFER
LIKE MEDICAL DEVICE FILLING,
RIGHT?
>> YES.
WE DO HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
WOUND CARE SUPPLIES.
SO LIKE WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS.
THE WOUND CARE SUPPLIES.
WE DO COMPOUNDING FOR
PERSONALIZED MEDICATIONS THAT
YOU CAN'T G COMMERCIALLY.
>> ABOUT DURABLE MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT.
>> THAT'S THE HOME MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT.
THAT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR IT.
>> WHAT KINDS OF THINGS WOULD
THAT BE?
>> WALKERS, WHEELCHAIRS CANES,
DIABETIC SHOES.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
YOU PROVIDE AL THAT.
>> YES.
>> SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT STREP.
BEFORE IN THE COMMERCIAL BREAK I
WAS TELLING YOU, I'VE HAD STREP
A COUPLE TIMES AND OH, MY GOSH,
IT WAS NOT --
>> IT'S NOT FUN.
>> NOT SO GREAT.
SO FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD
STREP BEFORE, DESCRIBE THE
SYMPTOMS.
>> NORMALLY IT'S JUST A REALLY
BAD SORE THROAT.
YOU CAN HAVE LIKE WHITE SPOTS ON
YOUR TONSILS OR IN YOUR THROAT.
FEVER, CHILLS.
BUT THE FUNNY THING IS ABOUT
STREP THROAT, YOU CAN HAVE NO
SYMPTOMS.
I HAD A LITTLE GIRL IN LAST WEEK
WHO WAS BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS,
NO SYMPTOMS WHATSOEVER.
BUT HER NEIGHBORS HAD HAD STREP.
SO HER MOM WANTED HER TESTED AND
SHE WAS POSITIVE.
>> LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD STREP, I
DID NOT HAVE A SORE THROAT AT
ALL.
>> RIGHT.
>> BUT MY BODY WAS SO ACHY AND I
WAS IN BED.
I COULDN'T SLEEP BECAUSE I WAS
SWEATING BULLETS.
>> RIGHT.
>> IF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING,
MAYBE THEY'RE ASYMPTOMATIC, BUT
THEY CAN GET TESTED.
>> RIGHT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE BEEN
EXPOSED TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS HAD
STREP OR FLU, PLEASE COME IN AND
GET TESTED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY YOUR
DOCTOR'S CO-PAY.
SO $15 TO GET THE STREP TEST AND
THEN YOU KNOW.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
AND WHAT IF SOMEONE TURNS OUT
THEY DO HAVE STREP?
>> WE CAN SEND A FORM TO THE
DOCTORS THAT SAID YOU TESTED
POSITIVE.
WE CAN GIVE TO IT THE PATIENT
AND SOME DOCTORS WILL GIVE US.
SOME DOCTORS WILL STILL BANT TO
SEE THEIR PATIENT.
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE STREP, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR AN OFFICE
VISIT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT IN THE
WAITING ROOM FOREVER.
>> 15 BUCKS AND YOU'RE ON YOUR
WAY.
THE FLU, THE FLU CAN BE SERIOUS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS?
>> FLU CAN BE FEVER, BODY ACHES,
HEADACHE, FATIGUE.
IT'S LOTS OF GENERAL SYMPTOMS
THAT YOU JUST DON'T FEEL GOOD.
>> AND YOU ALSO OFFER TESTING
FOR THE FLU.
>> FOR THE FLU.
>> HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> IT'S THE SAME $15 EACH.
AND JUST TAKES 10 MINUTES.
BOTH OF THEM ARE LESS THAN 10
MINUTES TO GET THE RESULTS.
AND AGAIN, WE CAN LET YOUR
DOCTOR KNOW.
FLU IS REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
PUBLISHES EVERY WEEK A MAP OF
THE UNITED STATES.
AND IN TEXAS, ALL IN THE SOUTH,
IT IS WIDESPREAD RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU'RE KIDDING.
SO IN TEXAS WE'RE SOME OF THE
HARDEST HIT.
>> YES.
>> WHY IS THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THEIR FLU
SHOT, I GUESS.
>> SO YOU ALWAYS RECOMMEND
GETTING THE FLU SHOT.
>> ALWAYS.
YES.
AND WE DO OFF VACIATIONS --
VACCINATIONS AS WELL.
BUT FLU SHOT COMES OUT IN AUGUST
OR SEPTEMBER FOR STRAINS THAT
THEY PREDICT WILL BE THAT YEAR.
SO IT'S ALWAYS THE BEST TO GET
IT IN THE FALL.
>> AND THERE ARE SOME GROUPS OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICULARLY
VULNERABLE, RIGHT?
>> YES.
SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH HEALTH
PROBLEMS, CHRONIC HEALTH
PROBLEMS, HEART DISEASE, LUNG
DISEASE, AUTO-IMMUNE AND EASTS.
-- DISEASES.
EVERYBODY SHOULD GET IT.
EVEN CHILDREN.
>> I FORGOT TO GET THE FLU SHOT.
BUT I'M GOING TO COME AND SEE
YOU.
$15 FOR A FLU TEST, $15 FOR A
STREP TEST.
THERE'S T INFO.
KEITH SNOW, THAN YOU SO MUCH --
KATHY SNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR STOPPING BY.
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