Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday: 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday: 9 am to noon
Closed Sundays and holidays

Please follow & like us!
Follow by Email
Facebook
Twitter
RSS Feed
Subscribe by email
Get new posts by email:
Archives

Archive for July, 2012

Welcome to Our Second Year Pharmacy Student, Andy Luo!

We are very lucky to not only have a fourth year pharmacy student, Kelly Banker, helping us in July, but also a second year pharmacy student, Andy Luo. Andy is an actual employee at Plain City Druggist who gets paid for his work. Poor Kelly, as part of the pharmacy program, actually has to pay the university to work for us as part of her education!

Andy, we hope, will be with us for the next two years. He is stepping in as our second year student now that Liz has progressed to be a third year student and Jon has moved on to do his fourth year rotations. Joe’s plan is to try to always have second and third year pharmacy students rotating through the drugstore with new students coming on board as our older students become pharmacists. We hope to have some of those new pharmacists filling in and working for us, too!

Andy gradated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010 having majored in chemical biology–a good stepping stone for a degree in pharmacy. Andy chose to go on to pharmacy school because of his interest in chemistry and his passion for helping people. Because he had never worked in a pharmacy before, Andy wanted to come to Plain City Druggist to learn how a community pharmacy operates.

When he isn’t busy studying or working at the pharmacy counter, Andy enjoys rock climbing, badminton, building computers, and movies.

We hope you’ll stop in and make Andy feel very welcome! Show him that Ohio hospitality!

Heat Safety. By Our “Special K” Pharmacy Student, Kelly Banker.

Hello everyone, this is Kelly Banker blogging to you for Plain City Druggist.  I am a pharmacy student doing an internship at PCD for the month of July.  With the recent high July temperatures in the area, I wanted to take some time to remind readers of important heat safety tips.

Never, ever leave children or pets in your car.  Also be sure to keep cars locked when not in use so that children can’t play in the car and become locked inside. Since 1998, there have been almost 500 heat related deaths of infants and children due to being left in a closed vehicle.  As this simulation shows, a closed car on a 90° day can quickly increase to deadly temperatures: up to 109° within 10 minutes and up to 133° within an hour.

Car interior becomes an oven simulation: http://www.weather.com/newscenter/specialtopics/slideshows/hotcar061909.html?page=1&scheme=image-horiz-plain.css

Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging parents and other caregivers to think, “Where’s baby? Look before you lock.” Unfortunately, many infants and small children die each year in hot cars, because they have fallen asleep in their car seats and are then forgotten in cars by busy adults.

Use the buddy system.  It is estimated that during the Chicago heat wave of 1995, over 700 people died of heat related illnesses.  Many of these deaths were elderly people who had no air conditioning and no one to check up on them.  If you have a job working outside in the heat or live by yourself, ask someone to call and check on you at least daily.  If you know anyone over the age of 65 or have elderly neighbors, be sure to check up on them during this hot weather.

Stay hydrated.  If you spend any time outside in hot weather, you should increase your fluid intake.  Water, sports drinks, and foods high in water content like fruits and vegetables (think watermelon!) are all good ways to stay hydrated.  Avoid beverages containing alcohol or caffeine which will worsen dehydration.  If you are taking your pets with you somewhere, remember to bring them plenty of water, too.  Symptoms of dehydration include dark colored urine, weakness, dry mouth, headache, dizziness, decreased tears and sweating and tiredness.  Young children, the elderly, people with chronic disease and people taking certain medications are at increased risk.  More information on dehydration can be found here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dehydration/DS00561

Known the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.  A person with heat exhaustion may have symptoms similar to but more severe than dehydration as well as muscle and abdomen cramps, nausea, vomiting, increased pulse rate, and low blood pressure.  Their body temperature is usually near normal and they can be treated by drinking fluids, moving out of the heat and attempting to cool off using a cool shower.  Heat stroke is a more serious condition in which the body becomes unable to control its temperature.  People with heat stroke usually have highly increased body temperatures, often over 103° F, with associated neurologic symptoms such as bizarre behaviors, psychosis, seizures, tremor, and confusion.  They may also have red, hot skin, and an absence of sweating.  Classic heat stroke develops slowly over several days.  If you or someone you know has symptoms of heat stroke, call for medical assistance immediately and begin trying to cool them.  For more information about staying safe in the heat or symptoms of heat stroke, click on the links below:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/HQ00316

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heat-stroke/DS01025

If you have any questions, feel free to call us here at Plain City Druggist.  Enjoy your summer and stay cool!

Welcome to Our New Pharmacy Student, Kelly Banker!

We’d like everyone to please help us welcome our pharmacy student for the month of July, Kelly Banker. Kelly is a fourth year pharmacy student at The Ohio State University and is doing her final year rotations, one of which is with us. Kelly will receive her PharmD pharmacy degree in May 2013.

Prior to coming to Ohio and pharmacy school, Kelly received a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry with a minor in biology from Sonoma State University in California. She then worked as a chemist in Minnesota, before making the decision to pursue the life of a pharmacist.

You’ll be talking to and seeing Kelly all month, so please make sure to give her a friendly Plain City hello when you meet her.

Have a Happy and Safe Independence Day!

We want to wish everyone a safe and happy Fourth of July. Please remember that the pharmacy will be closed on Wednesday to celebrate the holiday. If you have an emergency and need to reach Joe, please call his pager at 614-240-8421. We will reopen on Thursday, July 5, at 9 am, and will be open regular hours.

To read up on all the activities planned for the holiday at Pastime Park, go HERE.

We have elected to sit out the parade this year, but you can still catch lots of other Plain City folks (and their candy) in the parade that begins at 3:30 pm on Wednesday.

Please have a safe and enjoyable holiday!

As you may have already guessed, Joe is not posing with the true Honest Abe, but rather just a wax figurine of the President. We thought it was appropriate for Independence Day to feature Joe and the Great Emancipator.