Category Archives: Prescription Medications

Best Antibiotic Doses to Stockpile

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

After reading Seven Antibiotics to Stockpile and Why, readers have asked what dose of antibiotics to stockpile.  As a general rule, I suggest that you not request multiple strengths of a single medicine, as few if any doctors would agree … Continue reading →

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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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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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Grief – Finding Your Way to Hope

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Grief – likely to be the primary emotion if the world around us collapses.  The following article was written for ezinearticles.com and is re-printed here by permission of the author.  * * * Unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, true grief is … Continue reading →

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Trench Mouth and TEOTWAWKI

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

Our friendly tooth doctor was inspired to write this after the Buckeyes beat Michigan.  * * *  As I have been thinking about what a dentist can add to a discussion of health care after a serious disruption of civilization, … 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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