Today is Jeff's last day as a pharmacy intern at Granby Pharmacy.  He has been our go to guy with computer issues.  He also was very helpful for our store with ordering, paying attention to lots of details and pitching in where ever we need help.  He also participated in our recent Mobility Equipment video for You Tube and helped us edit all the others.  We wish him luck with the rest of school and with his new family.  We are also happy that he has accepted a Pharmacy Tech position with us part time on the weekends.

1. Inspect your feet for cracks, calluses, and wounds daily.
2. be gentle when washing your feet.
3. Moisturize your feet with alcohol free moisturizer-but not between your toes.
4. Cut nails carefully and always straight across.
5. Never trim corns or calluses.
6. Wear clean dry socks.
7. Avoid socks that are loose or too tight. 
8. Protect your feet from extreme temperatures.
9. Shake out your shoes and inspect the inside before putting them on.
10. Keep your feet warm and dry.
11. Never walk barefooot.
12. Slowly break new shoes in.
13. Wear proper diabetic footwear!
14. Get periodic foot exams

Talk to your pharmacist today and see how they can help!!

Brought to by this pharmacy and the National Community Pharmacists Association

Currently, Granby Pharmacy administers the Shingles and Flu Vaccinations.  We will begin to administer the Pneumovax23 vaccine soon.  

Effective October 1, 2012, Pharmacists may now administer additional vaccines based on new legislation that expands the list: “Any person licensed as a pharmacist under part II of this chapter may administer, to an adult, any vaccine, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is listed on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Adult Immunization Schedule, provided the administration of any such vaccine is conducted pursuant to the order of a licensed health care provider and in accordance with the regulations established.”

Bring your standard wheelchair, rolling walkers, and canes for a maintenance check to Granby Pharmacy. Replace worn cane tips, tighten brakes, and check if equipment is still appropriate and functional

For the month of May receive 10% off all wheelchair, walker, and cane accessories

From May 7-9, 2012,  Jean and Mary Keating will be attending the National Community Pharmacists Association National Conference on Legislative Affairs.  This will be a tremendous opportunity to hear from leading policymakers regarding future healthcare trends and to also discuss with elected officials, and their staff, important legislative issues affecting small business pharmacy owners and the patients we serve.

Members of Congress should support bipartisan measures to promote patient choice and pharmacy competition including:

• S. 1058/H.R. 1971, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act, which would empower patients and give health plan sponsors basic insights into secretive, billion-dollar middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
• H.R. 4215, the Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Audit Act, which would allow pharmacists to better serve Medicare patients by requiring insurace companies to reimburse us fairly and not harass us with frivolous audits;
• H.R. 1946, the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act which would allow independent pharmacies to better serve their patients by pushing back against insurance companies that want to push more patients to mail order rather than allowing them to use their neighborhood pharmacy.
• H.R. 1936, the Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act which would ensure that Medicare patients can continue to obtain their diabetes testing supplies from the pharmacy of their choice.

These are common sense measures that enhance competition and ensure patient choice.  Please contact me if you would like to discuss this conference or healthcare in our community.

Meet Jeff Sonneborn, our Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy student: 

I am currently a first year student at the Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy in Hartford.  This is the first year that Saint Joseph College has offered a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and I am thrilled to be a member of the inaugural class.  This accelerated program allows students with a Bachelor's degree to get their PharmD in three years.  

Prior to my rotation at Granby Pharmacy, I had rotations at St. Francis Hospital and Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.  I also have experience working at an independent compounding pharmacy in New Hampshire.  I enjoy exploring the different career paths that are available to me once I become a pharmacist.

Outside of pharmacy school, I enjoy spending time with my wife and my 5 week-old son, who was born on March 22.  I am an avid bicyclist and Boston sports fan.  I look forward to seeing you in the pharmacy during my month here!

Do you know if you are taking a name brand or generic drug?  Do you know how to pronounce the name.  Our Uconn student, Rayhan Shaikh, found this handy website with a chart on popular medications.  Click here for the link.