Valley pharmacies feeling increased need amid flu cases

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's been a engaged flu play astatine Grizzly Pharmacy successful Northwest Fresno.

James Irvine, the manager of the pharmacy connected Palm and Bullard Avenue, says they've seen a batch of radical coming successful to prime up medications that assistance dainty respiratory illnesses, similar the flu.

"We've seen a batch of azithromycin, which are Z-packs," Irvine said. "A batch of Tamiflu, some successful the capsule and the suspension reform. A batch of Augmentin."

He says they haven't seen a shortage of supplies oregon medication, but noticed that much radical are coming from concatenation stores, similar Walgreens oregon Rite Aid, successful request of help.

"We're treating you similar a idiosyncratic alternatively of a number," helium said. "We'll person a speech regarding your medications and your attraction needs. We're going to effort and work you aforesaid day, if not the adjacent day, to the champion of our ability."

Irvine says due to the fact that they're an autarkic pharmacy, clients are not dealing with agelong hold times.

"Most of my patients, with 1 oregon 2 medications, tin get retired successful 10 to 15 minutes oregon less," helium said.

Grizzly Pharmacy takes some aesculapian and commercialized security plans.

People who enactment with Fresno Unified oregon Clovis Unified and are nether their security tin besides get their medications filled astatine Grizzly Pharmacy.

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