Okie's Pharmacy Cures and Curiosities

11/19/2025

A BIG thank-you to Andrew McClung TV for drawing awareness to another free Narcan box in east TN! ♥️

11/14/2025

♥️ drop in. It’s free. Resources and caring support.

🌟 Community Outreach Event 🌟
Join us as we come together to raise awareness, support one another, and strengthen our community. 💙
✨ Free Harm Reduction Services
✨ Connection to Treatment & Recovery Resources
✨ Community Support & Education
📍 Okie’s Pharmacy – Maynardville, TN
🗓️ Monday, November 24, 2025
⏰ 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Together, we can reduce harm, build hope, and create a healthier Union County. 💪
📩 For more information, contact: 865-705-3157 or programcoordinator@icareunioncounty.com

10/31/2025

💛 know the facts.

While even healthy children and adults get severe influenza or die from influenza and its complications, the risk of severe influenza is higher for children younger than 5 years, adults 50 years and older, pregnant people, Alaska Natives and American Indians, and residents of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities. Medical conditions that increase a person’s risk of severe influenza include chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardiovascular (excluding isolated hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus); immunocompromising conditions due to any cause (including, but not limited to, immune suppression caused by medications or HIV); extreme obesity (body mass index of 40 or greater for adults); and the chronic use of aspirin- or salicylate-containing medications in children through age 18 (due to the risk of Reye syndrome after influenza infection).

More information about risk factors for severe influenza infection can be found at: www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/index.htm.

You’ll find this answer, as well as other influenza vaccine Q&As, here: www.immunize.org/ask-experts/topic/influenza.

10/31/2025

Yes. Infants born less than 14 days after the mother received RSV vaccine should receive nirsevimab (Beyfortus, Sanofi) or clesrovimab (Enflonsia, Merck). Infants born within 14 days after maternal vaccination may not have had sufficient time in utero to receive adequate protection from maternal RSV antibodies produced after vaccination. Infants born 14 days or more after maternal vaccination are not recommended to receive an RSV preventive antibody product except in rare circumstances where maternal antibodies may be insufficiently effective.

You’ll find this answer, as well as other RSV immunization Q&As, here: www.immunize.org/ask-experts/topic/rsv.

See this separate question for details on those circumstances: When might an infant entering the first RSV season need an RSV preventive antibody product even though the mother was properly vaccinated more than 14 days before delivery?

10/31/2025

Due to the federal government shutdown, benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) will not be delivered on schedule for November 2025. This means TDHS cannot distribute November SNAP benefits to customers.
Updates on this situation are ongoing. As we have more information, we will share updates on our website and socials. Here are some details Tennesseans should know:

➕October benefits for SNAP were delivered. If you are a current SNAP recipient and have benefits on your EBT card, you can still use these benefits. When using benefits, remember: new benefits will not be delivered until the federal shutdown ends or Congress reaches a new agreement.

➕TDHS will continue to accept and process new SNAP applications, but new benefits will not be delivered until the shutdown ends or Congress reaches an agreement.

🔗There are many unknowns. As TDHS receives new information, we will share the latest details on our website at https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/federal-shutdown.html.

🔗Our Online Resource Library has links to help Tennesseans find food and other basic necessities. To locate resources in your area, visit:
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/information-and-resources/tdhs-resource-library.html.

TDHS is here to strengthen Tennesseans. We recognize this is a serious issue for many working families and Tennesseans who depend on nutrition assistance to be well, feed their children, excel at their job, or focus on building skills and education to move forward.

10/31/2025

Don’t ignore these warning signs.

Acting F.A.S.T. can change a life. When you spot one of these stroke warning signs, call 911 right away.

10/31/2025

Update: the recipes are now in the Blessing Box comments, for anyone wishing to make some bags. ❤️ Be mindful to check on neighbors, and give donations to area churches and neighborhood food pantries. Everyone can help someone.

10/31/2025

Breast cancer takes too many lives each year.
🩷 Early detection saves lives.
Do not wait. Make your appointment for your next screening today. You may also call the local health department to see if you qualify for free screenings through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.

10/31/2025

October is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month. Get the facts and learn the differences between Alzheimer's and dementia with Lewy bodies. http://bit.ly/48QyGOW

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

Be ♥️ health conscious.

Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, putting them at higher risk for stroke and heart disease. The only way to know if your BP is in a normal range is to measure it.

10/31/2025

"Where do ghosts go on vacation?
Mali-boo 🎃 Wishing you and yours, warm hearts and a basket of treats!
Okie’s will be open from 9am til 4pm on Oct 31st and as always, happy to provide your prescription and healthcare needs. Then, we are off to prep for some sweet trick or treaters!