It feels like an eternity ago that I was at my younger son’s two-and-a-half-year pediatrician visit. I was informed about the recent uptick in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections. In…
I imagine most of you have seen the news on the walkouts at the chain drugstores at the end of October. Some were calling it ‘Pharmageddon’ – chain pharmacists were…
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Melissa McLean, and I am the new pharmacy manager here at Oswald’s Pharmacy. I grew up in the southwest suburbs and…
With one month of the 2023-24 school year behind our belt, we should be bracing for cooler temperatures, right? It sure doesn’t feel that way as I write this! Let’s…
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there or struggled to recall someone’s name? Memory lapses like these can be frustrating, and as we age,…
The Oswald’s team recently celebrated our annual summer store party at the end of August! We intended on it being annual, but the first one we held was in 2019……
Treating allergic reactions involves taking steps to relieve the symptoms and prevent the allergic response from becoming severe. Here’s a simplified explanation of how to treat allergic reactions: Identify the…
We had a great Sidewalk Sale this past July, I hope you were able to stop by. If not, we still have plenty of deeply discounted merchandise located in the…
At the end of June, our pharmacy leadership team had the privilege of attending McKesson Ideashare held at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Mckesson Corporation is a major healthcare…
Last month on June 8th Oswald’s expanded to a second location for the first time since 1875! Well not entirely the first time, but we’ll get to that later. I…
Antifungals are a class of medications used to treat fungal infections. Fungal infections affect various parts of the body, including the skin, nails, and internal organs. Infections can be caused…
In the middle of last year my dad, Bill, and I were interviewed for an HBO documentary about the 1990s Beanie Baby craze. ‘Beanie Mania’ eventually premiered on Christmas Eve…