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Medicine Talk
Siletz
Communit
Health
Clinic
New Refill
Policy at Clinic
Effective Jan. 15,2001, refills
cannot be dispensed from the Siletz
Pharmacy more than three days in
advance of the refill date for a
30-day supply or more than five
days in advance of the refill date
for a three-month supply.
Should a special situation
arise, written authorization from the
prescribing provider will be
required. Should a patient request
an early refill more than once a year,
he or she will be responsible for
the cost if it is not covered
by insurance.
Diabetics
Footcare Tip
The Siletz Community Health Clinic’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Department has Quit Kits
available for tobacco users. If interested, please call 1-800-648-0449 or 541-444-9661. Also, the Oregon
Tobacco Qun Line offers free quitting information, one-on-one telephone counseling, and referrals
Call .o l-free 1-800-2 0-7867 or 1-800-270-STOP. Hours are Monday-Thursday. 9 a m. to 8 p m S
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Elders Health
Update
Flu Shots: The clinic has
finally received the flu vaccine. You
will need to call the following
numbers for an appointment -
541 -444-1030 or I -800-648-0449.
You might want to take the
following Flu Quiz to see how
much you know about the vaccine.
Flu Quiz
I. Tou just got your flu shot,
so you can rest easy. It's effective
right away.
True or False
2. The flu vaccine is not 100
percent effective.
True or False
3. The flu vaccine actually
causes the flu in some people.
True or False
4. Health authorities say the
best time to get your flu shot is
during October and November. If
you haven’t gotten it by then, you’ll
have to take your chances. It’s
already too late.
True or False
5. If you got the flu vaccine
last year, you need to get it again
this year.
True or False
6. The flu is one of the top 10
causes of death in the United States.
True or False
7. Is it the flu or a cold? If
you have a fever, it’s probably a
c°ld-
True or False
8. Once you have the flu, there
is no effective medical treatment.
You just have to let it run its course.
True or False
Flu Quiz Results
1. False — According to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, it takes a week or two
for the vaccine to become effective.
2. True — All the same, it is
70 percent to 90 percent effective
at keeping the flu at bay, or at
least minimizing the severity of
the illness.
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Question: If my feet don’t
hurt, should I still check them
every day?
Answer: Yes! You should
examine your feet at the end of each
day to be certain that there are no
sores, cuts, or areas where your
shoe is rubbing against your foot.
3. False-To cause the flu, the
vaccine would need to contain live
virus. It doesn’t. According to the
Because people with diabetes
CDC, recent research found that the
may lose pain sensation in their
only ill effects caused by the flu
feet, they may develop ulcers and
shot are a sore arm and redness at
open sores and not notice them
the injection site.
because they do not hurt. Without
4. False - The vaccine still
medical attention, sores may
has benefits even for people most
continue to be irritated and not
at risk, such as older adults and
heal properly.
people with chronic illnesses.
Although your health care
5. True-The effectiveness of
team should examine your eet at
your shot drops off with time. Also,
each visit, you need to be >n the
flu strains change from year to year.
lookout for any small areas of
6. True - One of the primary
redness or bleeding. Shoes that are
complications of influenza
comfortable and fit well are
infection is pneumonia.
essential. Special shoes can be
7. False - Fever with cold is
made for you if your feet are
rare. Fever with respiratory
difficult to fit. Always wear socks
symptoms such as cough are
or stockings to provide padding
common with influenza.
between your feet and your shoes.
8. False - There are now
The longer a patient has diabetes,
medications - amantadine,
the more common foot problems
rimantadine, oseltamivir, and
are. Preventing foot sores is much
zanamivir - that may ease flu
easier than trying to heal them.
symptoms and knock a few days off
Sho-Ban News, Volume 24,
the usual course of the illness.
Number 46; Nov. 9, 2000.
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