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The Role of Trusted Pharmacists in Patient Health

Pharmacies play an indispensable role in ensuring patients have access to the medications they need. Finding a reputable pharmacy with pharmacists who have the necessary education and training is therefore critical. However, the quality and expertise patients receive can vary significantly depending on the type of pharmacy they choose. Legacy Community Health is committed to …

Why Finishing Your Antibiotics Is Crucial

Just because your symptoms stopped doesn’t mean you should stop taking the medication. By Barrett White Antibiotics are medications utilized to treat bacterial infections by either killing the bacteria or keeping it from reproducing. However, we contain numerous bacteria throughout our bodies and different bacteria are sensitive to different antibacterial drugs.   Antibiotics are a medicine …

Generic vs. Name Brand: Is there a difference?

Generic Or Name Brand Medication

By Barrett White “If there is a generic medication available for my treatment – ever – I’m going to go for it,” says Ruston Taylor, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services & Outreach at Legacy Community Health. Taylor explains, when a medication is approved by the FDA, the brand name manufacturer holds the patent for the …

It’s Pharmacy Week!

Pharmacy Week Houston TX

by Ashley Guidry, Communications Associate Pharmacy Week is the time to recognize the importance pharmacists have to their patients and in healthcare as a whole. Legacy has three pharmacies within our facilities, making medication available following appointments or delivering medications by mail. The original pharmacy was developed in the Montrose facility, the second in our …