How Pharmacists Can Help Diabetes Patients During Cold and Flu Season - Diabetes Health: "How Pharmacists Can Help Diabetes Patients During Cold and Flu Season
Oct 14, 2011

Pharmacists can recommend some good over-the-counter cold and flu drugs.
Patients with diabetes are six times more likely to be hospitalized and three times more likely to die from flu-related complications. With cold and flu season upon us, be sure to spend extra time advising your patients with diabetes on the importance of keeping up-to-date on their vaccinations, what to do if they do become sick, and how to self-treat with over-the-counter (OTC) medications when needed.

The ideal time for patients to receive their influenza vaccination is between October and mid-November. Counseling patients, however, does not end with recommending appropriate immunizations and advising them to wash their hands and cover their mouths when they cough. Counseling also includes letting them know what to do if they become ill."

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