The first truly hot day hit us last week, and like clockwork, my pharmacy counter turned into summer central. There was Mrs. Patel with her sunburn, the Rodriguez kids with their seasonal allergies flaring up, and poor Mr. Gianopolis discovering his last year’s EpiPen had expired just as bee season kicks into high gear. After…
Last Tuesday, I sat in my doctor’s waiting room for 47 minutes just to get a five-minute conversation about my blood test results. Meanwhile, Joe at Park Ridge Pharmacy spent twenty minutes with me the following day, unprompted, explaining exactly what those cholesterol numbers meant, how my new medication worked, and why I should take…