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Mar 15 min read
Stay in the Know: Chronic Kidney Disease
Understanding how your kidneys function is crucial for maintaining a good health and proper bodily function.
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Feb 14 min read
Common Heart Medications: What to Know
It’s important to understand why you have been prescribed certain medications and how those medications work.
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Jan 24 min read
Your Guide to the 2025 Medicare Changes
Beginning this year in 2025, there are seven big changes to Medicare that you need to be aware of.
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Dec 2, 20244 min read
Why Do I Feel Depressed in the Winter?
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that is related to the change of seasons and lack of sunlight during the winter months.
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Nov 8, 20242 min read
Maximize Your Health While on GLP-1 Medications
Prescription medications play a crucial role in maintaining our health and wellbeing but can affect how your body absorbs nutrients.
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Oct 1, 20244 min read
Hearing Loss: Your Guide to Stop Saying “Huh?”
Hearing loss affects more than just the ability to communicate, it can influence your social life, cognition, energy levels, and mobility.
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Sep 1, 20244 min read
4 Tips for Healthy Aging
Older adults need to pay closer attention to their health to help them live a happy, healthy, independent life.
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Aug 1, 20247 min read
The ABCs of Vitamins & Minerals
We hear that getting enough vitamins and minerals is critical to our health, but we don't always get the full details on what we need & why.
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Jul 1, 20244 min read
Do you know how PBMs are affecting your meds?
PBMs often make profits that are not shared within the supply chain—and often at the expense of those entities, including patients.
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Jun 1, 20245 min read
Summer Heat Safety
Pool days, grill-outs, boating, vacations – summer is finally here! The summer months come with fun outdoor activities, but precautions...
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May 13, 20242 min read
OneroRx Earns 2024 Great Place To Work Certification™
May 10, 2024 West Des Moines, IA: OneroRx Inc.® is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the 2nd year in a row. The...
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May 9, 20242 min read
OneroRx’s E-Commerce Business Merges with Blue Sky Vitamin
May 9, 2024 West Des Moines, Iowa: OneroRx’s e-commerce business has merged with Blue Sky Vitamin. Blue Sky Vitamin, located in...
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May 1, 20246 min read
What is Gut Health and Why is it Important?
What is the gut? You often hear how the health of your gut affects your body, skin, and mental health, among many other things. But what...
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Apr 1, 20244 min read
Health Information Safety: Keeping Your Personal Health Information Safe and Secure
As a patient at our pharmacy, your health is our priority. Another priority of ours? The privacy and security of our patients’ health...
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Mar 11, 20242 min read
Medicap Pharmacy Donation to Feed 31,000 Iowans
Between Sept. 15 and Nov. 30, 2023, participating locations gave thousands of flu vaccines, each of which helped raise funds to feed Iowans.
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Mar 1, 20244 min read
Drugs and Alcohol: A Bad Combination
You’re ready to have a drink but your antibiotic says "Do not consume alcohol while taking this medication." Is it actually ok?
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Feb 1, 20244 min read
Give Your Heart Some Love
February is American Heart Month. Take this time to focus on your cardiovascular health and use these tips on how to support a healthy heart
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Jan 1, 20244 min read
Healthy Habits for the New Year
For many, the new year marks an opportunity to reflect on the past year and start fresh. We make New Year’s resolutions to change for the...
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Dec 1, 20234 min read
5 Reasons to Choose Your Local Community Pharmacy
Your medications are personal – and having your prescriptions filled from a warehouse across the country by strangers is the opposite of...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
Antibiotics: The Importance of Compliance and Antimicrobial Resistance
Antibiotics are an essential part of treatment for many infections and can save lives, but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause...
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PHARMACY BLOG
We don't want you to just be healthy. We want you to understand why and how to be healthy. And we want to be part of your health journey as a trusted healthcare resource.
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