Jolley's Pharmacy Redwood

09/04/2025

It's FREE Soda September at the pharmacy!
Visit us this month to receive a complimentary fountain drink, just for being you.

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07/10/2025

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03/05/2025

It Is Still Flu Season!
Influenza viruses circulate annually in the United States from late fall to early spring. As of January 2025, there is still high flu-like activity among the majority of the U.S. Most people recover from the flu without serious complications. However, it could possibly lead to serious illness and hospitalizations, especially for older adults, very young children, those who are pregnant, and those with chronic medical conditions. It is important to stay informed and take necessary precautions to protect yourself and your loved ones!

What can you do?
• Get Vaccinated: The influenza vaccine (flu shot) is the best protection against the virus! The CDC recommends getting it before October. However, if you haven’t already gotten a flu shot, you can still benefit from receiving an influenza vaccine NOW as the virus is still circulating the country!
• Avoid Exposure: Wash your hands often and cover coughs and sneezes. Wear a mask if you are at high risk.
• Monitor Symptoms: Fever, chills, fatigue, body aches, sore throat, cough, vomiting, and diarrhea are all possible symptoms of the flu.

Who should get an influenza vaccine?
• Anyone older than 6 months should receive an influenza vaccine annually. Adults over the age of 65 years old are eligible for a high-dose influenza vaccine.
- Persons with an egg allergy can receive any influenza vaccine (egg-based or non-egg based) appropriate for age and health status. Multiple studies indicate that people will egg allergies are not at increased risk of severe allergic reactions to egg-based influenza vaccines.

How well does the influenza vaccine work?
• Getting vaccinated against influenza decreases your chances of contracting the flu and decreases your likelihood of becoming severely sick. It is still possible to contract the flu after being vaccinated, but your illness will be less severe.

Who should NOT get the influenza vaccine?
• Those who had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) after a previous dose or to a vaccine component.
• Immunocompromised individuals should not receive live attenuated influenza vaccines, like FluMist, but they can receive inactivated or recombinant influenza vaccines.

The influenza vaccine is covered by most insurances! Call us at Jolley’s Pharmacy Redwood for vaccine availability and more information at 801-747-7500.

03/04/2025

Everything You Need to Know About Measles
Since the beginning of 2025, there have already been over 100 cases of measles identified in the United States. The state of Texas is currently experiencing an outbreak. Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be protected against with a vaccine. It is important to stay informed and take necessary precautions to protect yourself and your loved ones.

What can you do?
• Get Vaccinated: The Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best protection against measles.
- Unsure about your vaccine status? Docket® is a platform that provides immunization records to the public. Download the app today and find your personal records. https://docket.care/ If you don't have documentation of a measles vaccine, there is no harm in getting another dose of MMR vaccine.
• Avoid Exposure: Measles is spread via contact or breathing contaminated air. Wash your hands often and cover coughs and sneezes, masking can also help.
• Monitor Symptoms: Symptoms appear 7-14 days after exposure and can include high fever, cough, runny nose, irritated eyes, and a red rash that starts on the face and spreads.

Who should get the MMR vaccine?
• Children
- The CDC recommends all children get two doses of MMR vaccine. The first dose should be given at 12-15 months of age and the second dose at 4-6 years of age. The second dose can be given earlier as long as it is at least 28 days after the first dose.
• Adults
- Adults without evidence of immunity should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine.
- Adults who are going to be in a setting that poses a high risk for measles or mumps transmission should make sure they have had two doses, separated by at least 28 days. These adults include students at post-high school education institutions. healthcare personnel, or international travelers.
- The CDC considers people born before 1957 to have likely been infected with measles and to have immunity against it. Healthcare workers born before 1957 should still consider getting the vaccine if they don't have other evidence of immunity.
- If you received a measles vaccine in the 1960s, you are considered properly vaccinated if you received a LIVE measles vaccine. If you received an MMR vaccine prior to 1968 that was inactivated or of unknown type, you should be revaccinated as you may have received an ineffective measles vaccine that was available from 1963-67.

How well does the MMR vaccine work?
• People who receive MMR vaccination according to the U.S. vaccination schedule are usually considered protected for life against measles and rubella. MMR provides effective protection against mumps for most people, but immunity against mumps may decrease over time and some people may no longer be protected against mumps later in life. An additional dose may be needed if you are ever at risk during a mumps outbreak.
• Effectiveness
- One dose of MMR vaccine is 93% effective against measles, 78% effective against mumps, and 97% effective against rubella.
- Two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective against measles and 88% effective against mumps.
• Some people who get two doses of MMR vaccine may still get measles, mumps, or rubella if they are exposed to the viruses that cause these diseases. Experts aren’t sure why; it could be that their immune systems didn’t respond as well as they should have to the vaccine or their immune system’s ability to fight the infection decreased over time. However, disease symptoms are generally milder in vaccinated people and they are less likely to spread the disease.

Who should NOT get the MMR vaccine?
• Those who had a severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) after a previous dose or to a vaccine component
• Those with a known severe immunodeficiency (e.g., from hematologic and solid tumors, receipt of chemotherapy, congenital immunodeficiency, or long-term immunosuppressive therapy or patients with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection who are severely immunocompromised)
• Those who are pregnant

Call Jolley’s Pharmacy Redwood for more information and vaccination availability at 801-747-7500.

03/04/2025

01/06/2025

Ever wonder what a PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager) actually does? Think of them as the middleman in the world of pharmacy – except this middleman charges you an entry fee, rearranges your furniture, and then tells you they “saved” you money by using the couch you already paid for.

These prescription puppeteers claim to negotiate better drug prices for patients, but somewhere along the way, that "savings" magically becomes their profit. Oh, and they're the ones deciding if YOUR medication is really necessary. Spoiler alert: It’s often a no unless it’s cheap.

If PBMs had a motto, it might read something like, “For every dollar we save you, we keep a hundred for ourselves. You’re welcome!”

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12/30/2024

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