DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 29, 2022
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides a safe and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs.
How Antibiotic Overuse Affects Your Children
As a parent, there is nothing worse than watching your child suffer through a bad case of the flu or a particularly nasty case of strep throat. Your first inclination is to get your kid to the doctor immediately but … Read more
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS)
Southwest Pediatric Associates is happy to announce we are now able to provide prescriptions for controlled substances through electronic prescription to your pharmacy. These are sent similarly to any other electronic prescription, but with additional security measures as required by … Read more
Antibiotics – Great Stuff, Use With Caution
Here’s a really great article, a quick read, about how antibiotics are being used more than twice as often as they should be. We may be biassed, but we believe pediatricians in general are generally very cautious with antibiotics, doing … Read more
ADHD Treatment Reduces Substance Abuse
I think that parents and pediatricians always want to avoid intervention if possible – such as avoiding antibiotics for that very mild ear infection. But we also want to avoid skipping treatment for kids who could really benefit. ADHD is … Read more
