Anemia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Anemia occurs when your body does not have enough red blood cells or when your red blood cells do not function properly. Anemia can have different causes including iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency. Anemia can also occur as a result of sudden or chronic blood loss, or as a complication from a medical procedure. Treatment will depend on the cause and type of your anemia.

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Buprenorphine Treatment

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is safe when prescribed and managed by a trained physician for severe pain. However, fentanyl is also 100 times stronger than morphine which can result in overdose and death when used illicitly. Many counterfeit pills bought ‘off the street’ contain fentanyl. Methods of reducing the impact of fentanyl is referred to as harm reduction. Once such medication, Buprenorphine, helps treat addiction and allowing individuals to have a life of normalcy and safety.

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Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a common condition. If you suffer from erectile dysfunction, you are not alone. It affects all men but becomes increasingly prevalent as we age. Getting and maintaining an erection requires your muscles, hormones, brain, nerves, and emotions to come together. Effective treatments exist including medications to help you enjoy sex again and to strengthen erections and make them more attainable.

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CBD Treatment

Derived from the marijuana plant, a compound called cannabidol, or CBD, works to regulate important bodily functions through the body’s endocannabinoid system. These functions include pain, inflammation, mood, energy metabolism, sleep, anxiety, and stress. For adults, CBD appears to be a very safe product. CBD can be taken orally, as a tablet, chewable, or tincture. CBD can also be incorporated into solutions such as foams and topically administered.

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Acne Treatment

Acne treatment can help improve your physical appearance and also increase your confidence. A one-size-fits-all approach to treatment doe not exist. Instead of simply dealing with the blemishes and scars of your acne, consider using medical treatments available to help minimize or stop breakouts. In this blog, we detail what acne is along with multiple ways of treating it.

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Cholesterol Treatment

Cholesterol lowering medications have been the subject of fascination for not only scientists and physicians, but also everyday individuals seeking to lower heart disease risk. We had discussed what cholesterol was and how to diagnosis it in a previous article. Here, we review the main medications such as statins and supplements such as Niacin, Red Yeast Rice, and Fish Oils and how these may help decrease a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke.

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Cholesterol Diagnosis and Treatment

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that has a lot of important roles in the body. In other words, we need it. It plays an important role. Yet, too much cholesterol in our blood can build up on artery walls forming plaques that can cause clogs. This makes it a lot harder for blood to circulate. Learn about how to diagnosis and treat elevated cholesterol.

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Weight Loss Medications

There is no magic pill that will cure obesity, a condition that affects over 40% of adults in the United States. Everyone knows that a combination of diet and exercise is a basic way to lose weight for many people. But many of us have tried this, over and over again, without lasting success. There are new types of medicines that are potential game-changers. Anti-obesity medications have been around for decades, and there are several currently in use.

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Long Covid Treatment

Some people after being infected with Covid-19, they may experience long-term effects from their infection including a range of health problems that can last weeks to months, or longer. This article discussed potential treatments to long-Covid 19

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Paying Cash For Medication

Paying cash for medication is increasingly a great option for people with high co-pays with health insurance or people without insurance. But knowing where and how to get the best price is often difficult. Two systems are for cash paying are compared: GoodRx which is a tech company that acts as a middleman at chain pharmacies. Direct Primary Care are where medications are dispensed directly to their patients.

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Primary Care Medical Procedures

Primary Care physicians- including family medicine and internal medicine, are trained to perform a wide variety of procedures. We typically offer these procedures in our office, many being completed at the time of your initial visit with the concern. This helps make our patients healthcare affordable by saving them time and money by going to a specialist.

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Health Benefits: Direct Primary Care Offers Cost Solutions To Employers

Employers out there know how hard it is to hire and train employees. This is why retaining a reliable workforce is important. It’s all about investing in your staff and creating a safe and energizing environment so that your employees feel good about going to work. Utilizing direct primary care for the employee’s health needs will save a bundle while improving the quality of medical care.

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Allergy Testing

Beyond Primary Care offers skin allergy allergy testing to confirm your allergy suspicions and to identify the specific allergens that trigger your response. Skin tests- the ‘gold standard’ of testing’ are highly sensitive and can detect allergies that other forms of testing may miss. Additionally, skin tests involve little to no discomfort, making them favorable to perform- even on children.

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Supplements

There is rapidly growing evidence that certain supplements can help with a great number of medical conditions and concerns, and prescribing them is becoming more common. In addition to the prescription medications that we have been dispensing, we are now stocking and dispensing various supplements.

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Relief For Prescription Drug Prices

The majority of people have health insurance that includes coverage for medications. Beyond Primary Care is a Direct Primary Care clinic. As part of our mission to make our patient’s healthcare affordable, we stock thousands of medications. We sell our medications at wholesale prices by contracting with the same medication wholesalers as major chains. However, unlike retail pharmacies our clinic sells the exact same mediations to our patients at those wholesale prices.

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Medication Delivery Service

Beyond Primary care is committed to our patients not only being able to afford their medications but also getting the medications in an accessible and timely manner. Beyond Primary Care not only cares for people in Washtenaw county, but also has patients in Wayne County and Livingston County. Luckily for everyone, we will ship your medication.

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