The Pharmacist Answers Podcast

Dysphagia Basics Having difficulty swallowing or the inability to swallow is known as dysphagia. Symptoms of dysphagia i... Read more

Review Your brain is held inside your skull by a tri-layer membrane called the meninges.  These membranes and all the ot... Read more

People with chronic diseases don’t get holidays or vacations from their medication. 4 ways medication can affect blood s... Read more

Ear Basics The auricle is the part of the ears you can see. It is made of cartilage (flexible tissue that doesn't have a... Read more

PSA:  Please don't stick things in your ear any larger than your elbow...and that includes your finger. Review Outer ear... Read more

Nose Basics Your nose is responsible for breathing and smelling.  These things work better when it isn't stopped up. The... Read more

Basic Brain Biology Your brain is made of cells.  Those cells are called neurons.  Neurons transmit signals in the form ... Read more

The 3 Phases of Swallowing Oral Phase This phase includes chewing and saliva mixing with the food to form a bolus (a lit... Read more

Allergy Basics Anaphylaxis = an out of control allergic reaction that can be life-threatening if medical treatment is no... Read more

Review Grey matter - neuron cell bodies that create and translate messages White matter - myelin-covered axons that tran... Read more

Nose issues that cause your breathing to fail Congestion from allergies, viruses, or infections. Deviated septum - the ... Read more

Eye Conditions (not) in ABC Order Dry eye 48% of Americans over age 18 complain of dry eyes.  Caused by environment, gen... Read more

Basics Meningitis = inflammation of meninges Generalized symptoms:  fever, headache, stiff neck, light sensitivity, conf... Read more

Eye Conditions in (not) ABC Order If something happens to your eyes that makes you want to ask the pharmacist if you sho... Read more

Eye Conditions in ABC order Color blindness It doesn't mean that someone sees the world in black and white. It's technic... Read more

Brain Basics All brains are wrinkly.  Wrinkles in your brain are a good thing.  Wrinkles are biology’s way of maximizing... Read more

Smell Basics Air goes in your nose and flows over the smell sensors. Your nose and sinus cavities act as a resonating ch... Read more

For someone with diabetes, everything they do in life affects their blood sugar.  They could be eating 100% right and ta... Read more

What is a Tonsillectomy? A Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils.  Tonsil - immune system tissue i... Read more

Tonsils Basics Your tonsils can be found in the back of your throat.  You can open your mouth and look in the mirror and... Read more