Category Archives: Stockpiling medications

Expired Medications – Are They Safe? Are They Effective? – Part 2

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

  The following post, originally published at SurvivalBlog.com, includes a few minor corrections and additions regarding bioavailability of  generic medications.  * * *  Expired medications – are they safe?  Are they effective? In Part I of this series, I explained the definition of … Continue reading →

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Protected: Spreadsheet of Best Deals on Medications for Stockpiling

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

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Seven Antibiotics to Stockpile and Why – SurvivalBlog post

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

 The following article was written for SurvivalBlog, Friday, February 18, 2011.  The full article may be found at: http://www.survivalblog.com/2011/02/seven_antibiotics_to_stockpile.html   Dr. Koelker now serves as SurvivalBlog’s Medical Editor   * * * Assuming your personal physician will help you stockpile … Continue reading →

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Protected: Would you prescribe meds for stockpiling?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

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Fish antibiotics – Updated 3-22-11

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Fish antibiotics . . . . . . are they safe? . . . are they effective? . . . are they the same ones used to treat humans? 3-22-11 UPDATE: This question is harder to answer than you may … Continue reading →

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Using expired medications, Part I

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

    The following post was written for SurvivalBlog.com.   To read the entire entry, click link below. * * * My first guest post on SurvivalBlog.com generated an abundance of questions and concerns.  Among the most popular was that of … Continue reading →

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Use of silver preparations to treat infection – Part I

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Image via Wikipedia    BW asks:  Have you tried or do you have any experience with Colloidal Silver for treating infections?  I’ve used it a few times and it seems to work, particularly topically, and I’ve talked to many who … Continue reading →

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Rheumatoid arthritis – cost and treatment considerations

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Dr. Koelker discusses treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis. How to be your own doctor in 2012 and TEOTWAWKI / Armageddon. Continue reading →

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Is it safe to stockpile influenza medication?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

 Here’s one good thing that came from the H1N1 epidemic . . .   Image via Wikipedia With the 2009 H1N1 influenza scare, the FDA issued  an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for two antiviral treatments, Tamiflu and Relenza.  Although as of 6/23/2010 … Continue reading →

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Quick answers to reader’s questions

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

A few quick answers, details will take some research 09/24/2010     Yesterday’s questions covered a gamut of medical conditions, but can be broken down into several categories.  Here are a few prelimary answers, but each one deserves more attention, … Continue reading →

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