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  • Be Antibiotics Aware

    Antibiotics Awareness Week is Nov. 18-24, 2019. Learn when antibiotics are needed and when they’re not in this segment of Tangi 96.5 FM's "North Oaks Health Notes" with Clinical Pharmacy Manager Jamie Covington and host Johnny Chauvin. Continue Reading

  • Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use Means Best Care

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises patients and their families to use antibiotics only when necessary to further reduce antibiotic resistance, the spread of superbugs and protect patients from side effects from antibiotics. In observance of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week ... Continue Reading

  • Handle Antibiotics with Care

    Misuse of antibiotics puts us all at risk. In this Tangi 96.5 FM North Oaks Health Notes segment, North Oaks Medical Center's Clinical Pharmacy Manager Jamie Covington and Clinical Pharmacist Jennifer Bowles talk with host Johnny Chauvin about ways we can all help preserve our antibiotics. Continue Reading

  • Sniffle or Sneeze? No Antibiotics Please: CDC Advises Parents about Colds, Flu and Antibiotics

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has news for parents this cold and flu season: antibiotics don’t work for a cold or the flu. Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses. And colds, flu and most sore throats are caused by viruses. Antibiotics don’t touch viruses — ... Continue Reading