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Dear ListServ Members: My name is Dominic Marchese. I am a pharmacist for the Partnership for Care Program developed by Athena Rx Home Pharmacy. As Camilla Flintermann mentioned, I am not here to sell any products. I am here to serve as a resource for patients and their caregivers. Partnership for Care Program was developed to help address the need for patient education in the field of neurology and is designed to apply to the professional knowledge of pharmacists to the management of drug therapies for people living with Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The program is dedicated to providing support group members with much-needed and highly sought-after information about such disease-related topics as current therapies, developing realistic expectations of therapy, and managing drug-related side effects. Athena Rx Home Pharmacy was designed to offer neurological patients specialized pharmaceutical services. Athena Rx Home Pharmacy services are free of charge. Because of the nature of neurological conditions and their impact on your lifestyle, you may greatly benefit from the timely and convenient ways to get medications as well as access to resources for answers to your questions. These are just a few of the reasons why you should consider Athena Rx Home Pharmacy. Athena Rx Home Pharmacy is a full-service pharmacy that carries a complete line of medications, so it's easy for you to fill all your prescriptions from the privacy of your own home. We offer a refill reminder service to alert you that it is time to refill your prescription and avoid the consequences of running out of your medication. We also deliver medications free of charge through express delivery. Your medications can be sent to you anywhere in the U.S....your home, your office, or while you are on vacation. We will also help you transfer any existing prescriptions from other pharmacies to Athena Rx for convenient, one-stop shopping. We understand the difficulty and confusion that can occur when processing insurance claims. By assisting you, we can ease your frustrations associated with filing claims. Athena Rx is contracted with most major insurance plans. We also may be able to find alternative sources of coverage in the event that you have a problem with your current coverage. For patients who do not have insurance, we offer competitive pricing on the medications you need. We offer a frequent-buyer program that is designed to give you dollars off the cost of your medications and help you make your prescription dollars go farther. Our pharmacists are here to help you understand what you can expect from treatment in terms of symptom relief and medication side effects. In the event of an emergency, our pharmacists can be reached by emergency hotline, any time of the day or night. In addition, everytime you contact our pharmacy you will have the opportunity to speak with the same pharmacist. This will allow you to develop an interpersonal relationship with your pharmacist. An Athena Rx Home Pharmacist would become a valuable member of your healthcare team, working with you and your physician to ensure that you get the personalized care you expect and deserve. I welcome the opportunity to speak with you and to serve as your personal pharmacist. If you have any additional questions regarding the Partnership for Care Program or Athena Rx Home Pharmacy, please feel free to contact Athena Rx Home Pharmacy at 1-800-528-4362. You may also contact me directly at 1-800-537-8899 ext. 6104. Thank you for your time and interest, Dominic Marchese, RPh. Athena Rx Home Pharmacy 1-800-5-ATHENA [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 9:16 PM Subject: Dominic and Benadryl > Dear friends-- Just read the post from our "resident" pharmacist, Dominic > Marchese cautioning about using Benadryl without checking with one's doctor. > > Dominic joined the list last year after he spoke to our local support > group. Today we again had the pleasure of hearing from him, and "picking > his well-stocked brain" about PD and over the counter meds. > > I intended to send him thanks here, but his post got here first! > > Dominic is a registered pharmacist who works for Athena Pharmaceuticals, > but he is not here to sell products---he is very knowledgable and shares > his expertise, but isn't afraid to say so when he can't answer a question . > Great combination! If other Ohio support groups (I think that's his > territory) want a good speaker for a meeting, I recommend him, and you can > reach him by email to see if he's available--OK Dominic? > <[log in to unmask]> > > And thanks again for your instructive discussion with the Oxford group today. > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55 > Oxford, Ohio > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm > <[log in to unmask]> > > "Ask me about the CARE list for > Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "