Last Day at Work

I won’t miss the 45 to 60-minute drive into, and home from work.

It’s here, finally—my last day at work! I’ll be officially retired starting tomorrow, February 1, 2025. During summers, I started baling hay and worked a little for Fulton County Parks and Recreation. My first job, job, was for Richway1 and then, North Fulton Medical Center, as a receiving clerk.

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Flavoring for Pet Medications

They estimate that over 11 million prescriptions are written for compounded animal drugs annually.

In a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance released in 2019, they estimated that over 11 million prescriptions are written for compounded animal drugs annually. Species are a key factor to take into consideration when discussing flavor preferences and dosage form preferences.

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Pilling Your Cat

Here are some tips to hopefully ease your frustration!

I work at Stacy’s Compounding Pharmacy in Decatur, Georgia, and I hear owners stressing over trying to get pills or capsules into their cats. I’ve never had to do this myself, I would probably opt for the suspension or transdermal (rub in the ear pinna), but I thought I would see how it’s done.

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Can Hydrogen Peroxide Inhalation Treat Covid-19?

Just get vaccinated

There have recently been videos touting the use of Hydrogen Peroxide as an inhalant to treat the symptoms of Covid-19. These are not only false, unproven claims, but can be very dangerous to your health. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and health experts have warned that inhaling hydrogen peroxide can have harmful effects on the lungs.

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Suspension (Pharmacy)

What are chemical suspensions?

We make suspensions, all day long, at Stacy’s Compounding Pharmacy for dogs, cats, children and even adults. But, exactly what is a suspension? Dictionary.com defines it as the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.

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