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Category: Flu Season

A Quick and *Clean* Guide to Flu Season

Guide to Taking Care of Yourself while Sick

By Caitlin Nichols | September 15, 2021

How to Handle Flu Season: What to Take & How to Clean It’s flu season, and as we’ve covered before, keeping your immune system strong can help prevent you and your family from being susceptible to infection by the influenza (flu) virus. If you’re able, it’s also recommended that you get a flu shot at … Continued

Types of Flu Shots Available

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By Taylor Toomey | September 14, 2020

In order to meet the needs of our community during COVID-19, Sona is offering a curbside flu clinic now through October. Book your curbside or in-store flu shot with the link below! ONLINE FLU FORM Flu season is here! With several different types of flu vaccines available, our pharmacists often get questions like “Which vaccine … Continued

Know the Differences: COVID, Common Cold, and Flu

By Catherine Gilmore | September 2, 2020

In order to meet the needs of our community during COVID-19, Sona is offering a curbside flu clinic now through October. Book your curbside or in-store flu shot with the link below! ONLINE FLU FORM As summer comes to an end and we begin to count down the days until Summer 2021, we start our … Continued

MythBusters: Debunking 10 Flu Shot Misconceptions

By Taylor Toomey | October 29, 2019

2020 Update: In order to meet the needs of our community during COVID-19, Sona is offering a curbside flu clinic now through October. Book your curbside or in-store flu shot with the link below! ONLINE FLU FORM Flu season is right around the corner, and the Sona team is busy vaccinating! While we are believers … Continued

10 Things to Know About the Flu

By Taylor Toomey | September 17, 2018

2020 Update: In order to meet the needs of our community during COVID-19, Sona is offering a curbside flu clinic now through October. Book your curbside or in-store flu shot with the link below! ONLINE FLU FORM Promoting preventive health is one of the most important jobs we have as pharmacists. With flu season right … Continued

Having Trouble Finding Tamiflu®? Advice from a Pharmacist:

By Tasha Michaels, PharmD, BCACP Director of Clinical Services | January 27, 2018

As the number of positive flu cases continues to rise, finding Tamiflu® (or generic oseltamivir) has become a real struggle in Western North Carolina.  This is especially true for Tamiflu® suspension for younger children who have been diagnosed with the flu. If your pharmacy is out of Tamiflu® suspension, and your child meets the criteria … Continued

Elderberry: The Secret Weapon Against Flu & Colds

By Tasha Michaels, PharmD, BCACP Director of Clinical Services | October 9, 2017

As a mom, wife, and pharmacist I’m always looking to add products to my arsenal to fight sickness in our house. In the last year, Elderberry Syrup has been that new addition.  One of our pharmacists, Scott Henson, wrote a wonderful blog about Elderberry and how it specifically relates to flu treatment. Please give his … Continued

The Two Most Dreaded Words: Flu Season

By Tasha Michaels, PharmD, BCACP Director of Clinical Services | August 28, 2017

School has started and the mornings are getting cooler, so you know what’s coming…flu season. I know what you are thinking. “Really, it’s that time of year again?” Yes, it is! Here are the reasons you should get your flu shot now instead of waiting: After you receive the flu vaccine, it takes 14 days … Continued

Elderberry, Nature’s Potent Anti-Viral

By Scott Henson | April 19, 2017

Elderberries, the dark blue or black fruit of the European elder tree, have been utilized as a food source and in folk medicine for thousands of years.  The Elder tree, scientific name Sambucus Nigra, is a plant native to Europe, Africa, parts of Asia, and has now become widespread across North America. As a food … Continued

Cold vs. Flu – Which Is It?

By Brad Melson | January 3, 2017

Cough, cold, and flu season is upon us!  Even healthy people are susceptible to the flu, and it can be serious.  Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine, unless it is contraindicated due to severe allergic reaction or previous adverse reaction to a vaccination.  Protect yourself, your coworkers, and your loved ones … Continued

Myths vs. Facts – Flu Vaccines

By Tasha Michaels, PharmD, BCACP Director of Clinical Services | August 31, 2016

One of my passions as a pharmacist is educating patients about the importance of vaccinations and answering their questions to make sure they are well informed and can make the best decision for themselves and their family members.  So, I wanted to help answer some of the most common questions about the flu vaccine for … Continued

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