Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We must embrace the past so we learn from it and move forward to a better tomorrow.

Dr. James McCune Smith was the first African-American to earn a medical degree and to run a pharmacy in the United States. Dr. Smith attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland because American institutions of higher education would not accept him.

Returning to states, Dr. Smith settled in New York City in 1837 and became the United States’ first professionally trained African-American physician. He also opened what has been called the first black pharmacy in the United States, which was located on West Broadway.

Today we remember the career and life of Dr. James McCune Smith for his ambition, care and dedication to the practice of pharmacy.

 

Traveling this holiday season? Check out these tips from Live Oak Pharmacy’s Pharmacist & Co-Owner, Nathan Pope, Pharm.D.!

1. Be sure to keep your medications in your carry-on in the event of lost or delayed luggage, for information on what is and is not allowed by the TSA, please click here.
2. Don’t forget your medication list. In an emergency it can make all the difference – don’t have one? Download one here http://retwt.me/1KCiy
3. Keep your medications, including over-the-counter medications, in their original packaging. You don’t want to take the wrong medication.
4. Remember that your pharmacist is an important part of your health care team!

Also check out these tips for coping with Jet Lag from Dr. Weihl.

Live Oak Pharmacy is an Austin Compounding Pharmacy. We focus on an integrative approach to healthcare. To learn more about Live Oak Pharmacy, an Austin Pharmacy, visit our Austin downtown pharmacy location at 1611 W 5th Street or visit us online at http://LiveOakRx.com

 

Fortunately for you . . . there’s Live Oak Pharmacy’s own brand of lip balms . . . Lip Smackulous which contains organic ingredients and essential oils! So apply away and smack those lips for freedom from addiction! Our new holiday flavors will be hitting the shelves soon!

Live Oak Pharmacy is an Austin Compounding Pharmacy and proud makers of Lip Smackulous. We focus on an integrative approach to healthcare and wellness. To learn more about Live Oak Pharmacy visit our Austin pharmacy location at 1611 W 5th Street or visit us online at http://LiveOakRx.com or on Facebook, Twitter or Google+

 

Traveling this holiday season? Check out these tips from Live Oak Pharmacy’s Pharmacist & Co-Owner, Nathan Pope, Pharm.D.!

1. Be sure to keep your medications in your carry-on in the event of lost or delayed luggage, for information on what is and is not allowed by the TSA, please click here.
2. Don’t forget your medication list. In an emergency it can make all the difference – don’t have one? Download one here http://retwt.me/1KCiy
3. Keep your medications, including over-the-counter medications, in their original packaging. You don’t want to take the wrong medication.
4. Remember that your pharmacist is an important part of your health care team!

Live Oak Pharmacy is an Austin Compounding Pharmacy. We focus on an integrative approach to healthcare. To learn more about Live Oak Pharmacy, an Austin Pharmacy, visit our Austin downtown pharmacy location at 1611 W 5th Street or visit us online at http://LiveOakRx.com

 

Did you know that you could actually save hundreds of dollars by using your dental benefits before the end of the year? While some dental insurance plans run on a fiscal year, most run on a calendar year. If your dental insurance plan is on a calendar year, these 4 reasons will show you why you should make a dental appointment.

1. Yearly Maximum
The yearly maximum is the most money that the dental insurance plan will pay for your dental work within one full year. This amount varies by insurance company, but the average is around $1,000 per year, per person. The yearly maximum usually renews every year (on January 1 if your plan is on a calendar year). If you have unused benefits, these will not rollover.

2. Deductible
The deductible is the amount of money that you must pay to your dentist out of pocket before your insurance company will pay for any services. This fee varies from one plan to another and could be higher if you choose an out-of-network dentist. However, the average deductible for a dental insurance plan is usually around $50 per year. Your deductible also starts again when your plan rolls over.

3. Premiums
If you are paying your dental insurance premiums every month, you should be using your benefits. Even if you don’t need any dental treatment, you should always have your regular dental cleanings to help prevent and detect any early signs of cavities, gum disease, oral cancer and other dental problems.

4. Dental Problems Can Worsen
By delaying dental treatment, you are risking more extensive and expensive treatment down the road. What may be a simple cavity now, could turn into a root canal later.

Family Tree Dental Group is a local dental practice here in Austin. For more information about Family Tree Dental Group or to schedule an appointment, call them at 458-5999.

The opinions expressed by our guest bloggers do not necessary reflect the opinions of Live Oak Pharmacy. The opinions expressed by guest bloggers are their own, unless otherwise stated. No financial agreement exists between guest bloggers and Live Oak Pharmacy.

Live Oak Pharmacy is an Austin Pharmacy. We can compound your medications in our state of the art Austin Compounding Pharmacy lab. For more information about Live Oak Pharmacy, give us a call at 512-476-8979 or come visit us at 1611 W 5th Street, Austin, TX 78703. Live Oak Pharmacy | Customized For Your Health

 

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Now there’s Small Business Saturday! Small Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S.

Live Oak Pharmacy is proud to participate for the second year in a row! American Express wants to help you make a difference. Get a one-time $25 statement credit when you register an eligible American Express® Card and use that Card for a purchase of $25 or more at a small business, like Live Oak Pharmacy, on November 26th.

Register your card by clicking here.

 

We started Live Oak Pharmacy because we realized that Austin was changing so much. And really what downtown needed for the people that live, work and play down here was it needed an innovative pharmacy that focused on wellness. And so we wanted to create that opportunity.

I think the thing that makes Live Oak Pharmacy really unique, it’s not the prescriptions, it’s the people. The people that work at Live Oak Pharmacy, our customers and patients, the prescribers that we work with. Live Oak Pharmacy isn’t a traditional pharmacy. We’re a compounding pharmacy as well.

One of the core values of Live Oak Pharmacy is doing our best to be a good corporate neighbor. Whether that means volunteering at a local community event, creating a team to participate in a walk and raise awareness, sponsor a gala, or even just setting up an information table so that we can help educate the public.

At Live Oak Pharmacy we really try to incorporate as many different areas of, of points of contact that we can reach our customers, our patients, and the prescribers that we work with. Whether it’s through social media, having events in the store, or creating a meeting space as an opportunity for people to come together and really just connect with the communities that we serve.

My name is Scot Maitland and I’m one of the business owners of Live Oak Pharmacy along with Nathan Pope and this is our business story.

We created a little video for Live Oak Pharmacy using YouTube.com/MyBusinessStory - a site built for small businesses to tell their stories and encourage everyone to Shop Small. Thanks to both Google and American Express for creating this. For more about Live Oak Pharmacy, visit our business at http://LiveOakRx.com

 

• Safety first. Despite the cost, safety is pet lovers’ top priority when traveling: 71 percent listed it as their main concern when making plans for pets, while only 17 percent cited money, and 12 percent were most concerned about convenience.