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Tips from your local Jayhawk Pharmacy
BREAKING NEWS! If you need hand santizer, you can rest assured that ours is made by our compounding pharmacist in line with CDC guidelines. Stay well Topeka.
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With recent shortages of hand sanitizer, there are products on the market that can actually cause harm. Matt, registered pharmacist over our compound pharmacy operation, explains how he makes our hand sanitizer according to the federal guidelines. Stay safe and stay well!
Registered pharmacist and owner, Mike Conlin, with important information about hand sanitizers that will help keep you safe. Stay well Topeka!
Here is one of our pharmacy techs, Elizabeth, with tips for simplifying your prescription reorders.
If you use a nebulizer to administer meds, you find these tips from Kamalei on using and cleaning a nebulizer very helpful. Stay safe Topeka!
A walker can be a helpful device for those who need assistance with walking. Randi, one of our nurses, has tips for setting a walker at the proper height to keep users safe. We carry a line of walkers to meet the needs of our community. Stop by for assistance.
One of the largest misconceptions about CBD oil is the idea that it comes exclusively from marijuana. Although marijuana plants do contain CBD, products using CBD extracted from marijuana can contain higher concentrations of THC, tetrahydrocannabinol which is the most infamous cannabinoid due to its high or euphoria inducing properties.
How can CBD oil products be legal and not euphoria inducing?
Hemp and marijuana come from the same plant family, Cannabis Sativa. The primary difference between the two is their level of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the illegal, psychoactive cannabinoid. According to the Agricultural Act of 2018, U.S. legislation describes legal hemp plants as containing less than 0.3 percent THC. Within the provisions of the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 proposed to remove hemp (cannabis with less than 0.3% THC) and making it an ordinary agricultural commodity. That being said, states can still decide if they want to allow the sale and production of hemp based products.
What is the hype about CBD?
Retail companies have spent millions of dollars to promote the benefits of their hemp based products. Some brands have claimed that their CBD are “lifesavers “and “unbelievable cures”. The Food and Drug Administration has warned companies to stop making “unfounded claims” that CBD can help treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, A.D.H.D. and opioid withdrawal.
How to choose a CBD product?
A cautious consumer should seek a CBD product that undergoes rigorous testing throughout the entire manufacturing and production processes. Additionally, products should undergo extensive third party chemical testing through independent laboratories to ensure the purity of the CBD product. Although independent testing is very expensive, it is the only viable option for preserving the valuable properties of hemp, while eliminating the presence of psychoactive THC. This will ensure only high quality CBD oil is contained in a CBD product. Independent purity testing is much like the testing that pharmaceutical companies provide for their prescription medications.
What is an example of independent purity testing and why is it important?
Sophisticated scientific analysis such as gas or high performance liquid chromatography testing involves continued submission of manufactured CBD products to ensure the high quality and purity of notable commercial products such as those manufactured by cbdM
You can learn more about CBD products by visiting our locations and speaking with one of our experts. They will help you identify what type of product will be best for your therapy.
Click on the link below to see a recent discussion our staff had on the benefits of CBD oil.
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There are many medications available to treat just about anything you can think of, and they are very complex. To prevent unwanted side effects and to get the most benefit from your medications, you need to become an active member on your healthcare team.
How can you become a team player? 
1. Always keep an up to date medication list with you.


Jayhawk Patient Supply helps provide innovative sleep apnea therapy directed by our in-house Registered Respiratory Therapists and registered nurses. We help you get started, monitor and comply so that get all the health benefits that good sleep can provide. We understand that sleep apnea therapy can be uncomfortable for new patients, so we're with you every step of the way. We do this with:
Jayhawk Pharmacy & Patient Supply carries a wide variety of over the counter vitamins and medications, including 


When you choose Jayhawk Patient Supply at discharge from hospital, we maintain regular contact with you to ensure your success with oxygen therapy for as long as needed. This reduces the chance for rehospitalization and increases your overall health.
When clinically appropriate, some patients prefer the convenience of oxygen therapy that does not require planning and the disruption of in-home oxygen cylinder delivery. Jayhawk Patient Supply offers discrete oxygen cylinders that can be as small as a coffee mug and weigh a mere 2.2 pounds. The Home Fill Oxygen System allows patients to easily and safely fill their own oxygen cylinders as needed in the convenience of their homes. The size of these cylinders can be easily changed according to the differences in the individual patient needs. In addition to having your person oxygen cylinders, patients using only their personal small oxygen cylinders are potentially exposed to fewer bacteria and viruses, which might reside on large, exchanged cylinders.
Portable Oxygen Concentrators
Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea are recognized as dangerous, life-shortening and life-damaging disorders. According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, more than 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. There are two types:
Millions of Americans suffering from chronic respiratory illnesses, specifically bronchiectasis, get caught in the cycle of recurring infections, often leading to hospitalization. Antibiotics help in the short term, but the cycle of reinfection continues. Airway clearance therapy with a compression vest is beneficial in many of these cases. AffloVest is a mobile inflatable therapy vest worn for short treatments to help patients expell mucus. Often dubbed "breathing vests," they are an option to allow patients to receive therapy while going about their normal lives. Patients can exchange the vest if their size changes. And because it is mobile, patients are not tethered or hooked to a pump that impedes movement. By using the vests, taking medication as prescribed and eating a nutritious diet, patients will likely increase their quality of life and decrease their rate of hospital readmissions. Since patient compliance is key to the effective use of external percussive devices, the health care practitioner should consider patient compliance, comfort, required usage and vest mobility. 

Conlin’s original dream was to develop a 360 degree continuum of patient care model in northeast Kansas. Jayhawk Pharmacy, Jayhawk Pharmacy Custom Prescription Center and Jayhawk Patient Supply, collectively know as Jayhawk Pharmacy and Patient Supply works collaboratively with patient families and the regional medical community to anticipate the needs of their patients to provide a higher standard of care that is in the best interests of their patients. Their collective goals are to improve their patients health and wellbeing, and to reduce hospitalizations.
Accessible home modifications include, but are not limited to:

























