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✨ I’m here to remind you: health doesn’t have to be complicated, and love doesn’t have to be confusing. Let’s make both simple, honest, and real. If that speaks to you, you’re home here. ✨
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Dr Champion retweeted
There is no free speech Algo control everything they limit you and decide to whom show your ideas
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Sometimes help doesn’t come loudly.
It shows up when you need it most.
I won’t forget that today.
Thank you Lord J.C for the gift of men
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Dr Champion retweeted
There is a common confusion among people dealing with ulcers, and heartburn…..
Many of them think that omeprazole and antacids do the same thing….
So, anyone goes
But that’s not how it works.
Let me explain below
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Many people underate the efficacy of Dietary and lifestyle modifications in the management of hypertension
Your blood pressure could be slowly damaging your heart, brain, kidneys, and blood vessels right now, and you may feel absolutely nothing.
That is why high blood pressure is called the silent killer.
Learn how to bring it down naturally 👇🏾
Bookmark this for later
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Celebrating 13k followers is a big achievement for me and I want to appreciate my mutuals and everyone who finds my page worthy for engagement...I love you all ❤️
Thank you for your support 🙏
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Dr Champion retweeted
Jun 14
Earlier this week I committed 250,000 Naira to supporting smaller accounts on here. I am upgrading the format. Instead of cash, I will be gifting X Premium subscriptions to smaller accounts that have shown genuine, consistent engagement on this page. Recipients will be selected and announced live during next Sunday's X Space. Selection will be based on the quality and consistency of engagement with this page overall. Keep showing up.
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Jun 14
Nobody talks enough about the second wave of grief
The one that comes after the burial.
After everyone has gone home.
After the messages become fewer.
After the world expects you to be okay again.
That is when the quiet work of grieving begins.
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Jun 14
What is something grief taught you that nobody warned you about?
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Jun 13
She thought it was just tiredness.
She was busy. She had work, a family, and a hundred other things demanding her attention.
The weight loss did not alarm her at first.
The tiredness? She blamed stress.
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Jun 13
Cancer does not always begin with severe pain or dramatic symptoms.
Sometimes it w warns:
• A lump that keeps growing
• A cough that never clears
• Bleeding that shouldn't be there
• Weight loss you can't explain
• A physical change that keeps worsening
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Jun 13
Not every symptom is cancer. But every persistent symptom deserves attention
Your body is not disturbing you. It is communicating with you.
Tonight, take a moment to ask yourself: Is there something your body has been trying to tell you that you've been ignoring?
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Jun 13
🚨 Diary of a Clinical Pharmacist, in a Federal Teaching Hospital.
7:50 AM – Signed in, white coat on.
Morning brief: stock-out on essential antihypertensives (amlodipine, losartan) and some ARVs.
Raised it again, HOD says revolving fund delay.
9:00 AM – Joined ward round (Endocrinology/Medicine).
Reviewed 4 charts: counselled a new type 2 diabetic on metformin timing and foot care (she called me “teacher pharmacist” ).
Adjusted levothyroxine dose, flagged metformin contrast dye risk for radiology.
Educated team on pharmacist role in deprescribing.
10:20 AM – Outpatient dispensing grind.
Screened 50 scripts; caught wrong insulin pen strength and a risky NSAID ACEI combo in hypertensive patient.
Counseled extensively: “This drug go help, but adherence na key o!” Long queue, NEPA took light twice. Generator delay as usual.
12:40 PM – Lunch: tuwo shinkafa from cafeteria cold zobo.
Quick tip session with pharmacy interns on patient counseling scripts; real talk, no sugarcoating.
1:30 PM – Inpatient duties: briefed Nurses on reconstitution of IV ceftazidime, prepared TPN additives.
2:30 PM – Drug info query from interns: safe antibiotic in pregnancy (patient with UTI). Updated profiles, noted for audit.
Shared quick #HealthTipsNG thread in mind for later post.
3:00 PM – Store round with tech: low on salbutamol nebules and insulin vials.
Wrote strong memo; enough is enough. We can't keep apologizing to patients.
3:30 PM – Final rush: counselled a “wicked pharmacist” caller from last encounter who now thanked me after explanation. Smiled inside.
Locked narcotics, documented everything.
4:00 PM – Signed out.
Tired but proud; educated, intervened, advocated.
Traffic go long, but plan: family dinner, rest, then draft post on “Why your pharmacist is your first line of defense.”
Thank God for the strength. We dey try for this system. Patients first, always.
#HealthTipsNG #Pharmacistlife
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Jun 13
🚨 Diary of a Clinical Pharmacist - Another day grinding in the trenches of our Naija health system.
Good morning, family! 💊
Woke up 5:45 AM, said my prayers quick breakfast of oats banana groundnut (trying to eat healthier these days 😂).
Beat the crazy morning traffic by a whisker and landed at the hospital by 7:20 AM. White coat on, ready for whatever comes.
Prayed for zero major errors and plenty of patience today.
Let’s go!
8:00 AM – Morning brief & Ward Round (Paediatrics Medicine)
Stock-out alert again: Amoxicillin suspension low, some key antihypertensives missing. Raised it in the meeting – “Oga, patients dey suffer o.” The usual “revolving fund delay” reply. We dey manage.
Joined the team round. Reviewed charts for 8 kids and adults.
⚡Caught a potential dosing issue in a 4-year-old with malaria: Artesunate dose was a bit high for weight. Adjusted with the resident
⚡ prevented possible toxicity.
⚡ Counselled a new hypertensive mum (postpartum): Explained why we separate her calcium tabs from iron (they fight for absorption!). Used orange juice timing hack. She called me “Doctor Pharm” 😂 – I corrected gently but smiled inside.
⚡Flagged a risky combo: Patient on digoxin furosemide with low potassium signs. Recommended supplement monitoring. Team accepted immediately.
Small wins = big patient safety.
10:30 AM – Outpatient Dispensing Chaos
Long queue as usual. NEPA took light twice – generator came late, fans stopped, everyone dey sweat. Screened 60 scripts:
⚡ Caught wrong strength of paediatric paracetamol (overdose risk for a 7kg baby – changed it sharp).
⚡ Educated a diabetic patient on metformin meals: “No take am on empty stomach o, e go scatter your belle!”
⚡ One elderly man with hypertension tried arguing for “stronger injection” instead of his tabs. Spent extra 5 mins explaining adherence lifestyle (local veg like ugu, beans, walk small-small). He left laughing and promising to try.
In between, quick teaching for my intern: “Always ask the 6 questions; right drug? Interaction? Counselling points? Non-drug advice?”
12:15 PM – Lunch Break (The Real Fuel)
Tuwo miya kubewa from cafeteria cold zobo (my weakness 😋).
Used the time to make a tweet and replied a worried WhatsApp from a former patient: Her BP meds side effects. Adjusted counselling and told her to come for review.
1:30 PM – Inpatient & ICU Support
⚡ Prepared TPN additives carefully for a malnourished patient.
⚡ Briefed nurses on proper reconstitution of IV antibiotics (ceftriaxone this time).
⚡ Urgent drug info call: Safe pain management for a pregnant patient with sickle cell crisis. Recommended paracetamol hydration protocol over risky NSAIDs. Updated the chart and documented.
Another intervention locked in. In this system, we are the quiet last line of defence.
3:45 PM – Store Check & Advocacy
Low stock on insulin and salbutamol nebules again. Wrote another strong memo. “We cannot keep saying ‘out of stock’ to desperate patients!” Enough is enough – advocacy never stops.
4:00 PM – Final Counselling & Close
Counseled a young man newly diagnosed with asthma: Showed inhaler technique (many people spray wrong!), explained triggers, and gave simple local tips (avoid cold drinks at night, dust control). He left confident.
Signed out tired but fulfilled. Traffic jam on the way home gave me time to reflect and thank God. Family dinner waiting – my wife’s jollof never disappoints. Then rest, pray, and plan tomorrow.
Tired but proud. We educated, intervened, advocated, and humanised care in a tough environment. Stock-outs, power issues, long queues – yet patients leave better informed.
What’s one challenge or win you’ve had this week in healthcare? Drop below 👇 Let’s learn from each other.
Patients first, always. Thank you Jesus for the strength. 💪🙏
#PharmacistIntervention #TertiaryHospitalLife #HealthTipsNG #NaijaPharmacy
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Most pancreatic cancer is not caught early. Not because doctors are not looking, but because the cancer finds a way to stays quiet for too long.
In clinic, this is one of the diagnoses we fear for a simple reason: it often looks like something else at the beginning.
Jun 13
Out of all major cancers, one stands out as the absolute deadliest, with the lowest 5-year survival rate worldwide. Which one is it?
A) Lung
B) Pancreas
C) Brain
D) Liver
Bonus: WHY is it so incredibly hard to survive?
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Sadly, there is no simple routine screening test for everyone that reliably picks this up early.
So diagnosis depends heavily on awareness and timely medical evaluation when symptoms don’t add up.
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When something in the body keeps repeating or worsening without a clear reason,
it deserves a proper check, not assumptions.
How long is “too long” to ignore a symptom before getting it checked?
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