Every night on the news, it seems we're hearing about hospitals overloaded with flu patients or about shortages of Tamiflu. While many parents will try to hibernate until springtime in hopes of making sure their children don't come down with any sort of virus like the flu, there are ways to survive flu season without becoming a recluse. 

Every year the U.S. experiences cough, cold and flu season, with outbreaks beginning as early as October, and lasting well into Spring. There’s a good chance you’ll be impacted directly or indirectly by the flu this year as it is estimated that between 5% and 20% of U.S. residents get the flu each year.  Yikes.

Did you know prescription adherence is taken into account when it comes to ratings and reimbursements? So when you wonder why you should promote and offer a flavoring service to your patients - especially pediatric patients - there are a number of benefits your pharmacy can see by offering this service. Greater patient satisfaction, customer loyalty and of course, increased patient adherence are just a few worth mentioning. 

Check out the infographic below for further statistics and information on why you should customize the taste of liquid medications in your pharmacy. 

The FlavorMaster®, which streamlines the process of filling and flavoring liquid medications, will be unveiled Friday, March 11, 2016 at FLAVORx’s headquarters by Maryland Secretary of Commerce, Mike Gill, and members of the Maryland Department of Commerce’s Office of BioHealth Technology.

Every year the U.S. experiences cough and flu season, and with outbreaks beginning as early as October, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already predicted that this year’s flu season will last until May of 2016. There’s a good chance you’ll be impacted directly or indirectly by the flu this year as it is estimated that between 5% and 20% of U.S. residents get the flu each year. 

If you have young kids, you probably have a home filled with coughing right now. When talking to friends and professionals about giving kids medicine, it’s interesting to me that so many adults have vivid memories about themselves taking medicine as a kid. With 2 young boys of my own (age 4 & 7), it’s interesting to hear everyone’s Medicine-time fail stories when it comes to administering bad tasting liquid to their sick kids, so I wanted to share these tips to help lessen the stress of medicine time at home.

In the testimonials that I’ve recently heard, some of the common themes associated with giving kids medicine have included wrestling, a game of hide & seek, squeezing your kid’s cheeks open, and even tears from parents and kids when things get really challenging. If you are looking for a better solution, I’ve compiled 5 tips to consider implementing into your kids’ medicine-time routine.