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1/25/17   "Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity."   - Hippocrates

1/19/17   More positive news coming from Sanofi Pasteur this week, their Quadracel supply is now available for February shipping.  Quadracel® is a DTaP - IPV combination  vaccine approved for use in children 4 through 6 years of age as a 5th in the diphtheria,...

1/17/2017   Although many practices actively vaccinate against Influenza in the fall, it isn’t too late to vaccinate as flu levels can elevate this time of year as they are currently in Los Angeles county. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, MD MPH, Interim Health Office for...

1/11/17   Shot of Prevention posted an interesting article in follow-up to the discussions regarding Trump/Kennedy meeting on vaccine safety.   Dr. Dorit Reiss reviews the regulatory processes and bodies involved in vaccine development pre and post FDA...

1/10/2017   As many pediatric practices have been aware, the popularity of Sanofi Pasteur’s DtaP/IPV/Hib combination vaccine, Pentacel® put a significant demand on supply.  Although Pentacel was never placed on back order, order allocations was the temporary...

1/5/2017   “There is no satisfactory substitute for excellence.”   Arnold O. Beckman

1/4/2017   WHO stats for Measles deaths globally for 2015 totaled 134, 200.  This translates to 15 deaths per hour or 365 people per day who died from a vaccine preventable disease.  Even in the United States, Measles continues to circulate despite very...

1/3/2017   Wishing wellness in 2017 for the Healthcare Provider!  Keeping abreast of issues effecting practice, patients and disease prevention, physician, Kevin Campbell contributed an excellent article today on the subject of Trump, Vaccines & Politics in...

12/19/16   Wondering what is going on regarding the flu lately in your region?  With holiday travel picking up, viral transmission may pick up opportunistically as well.   The current surveillance information regarding US influenza cases can be found on the CDC’s...

12/7/16   College age patients should be coming home soon for the holidays.  Check immunization status for those patients plus your other adolesecents on school break to get them in for any vaccines they may be missing.  MenB vaccine, Gardasil and Flu vaccine(s)...

12/1/16   How to order vaccines:  The first thing you need to do is make sure that you have a place to properly store your vaccine inventory. The second task is to establish direct purchase accounts with the vaccine manufacturers.  MPPG’s favorite manufactures...

11/29/2016   Who wants to pay too much for this modern medical office necessity?  Medical Practice Purchasing group has two Medical Waste removal options for practices across the US that would reduced rates on this type of service.  Med Pro is Nationwide and...

11/22/16   Pentacel® (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Inactivated Poliovirus and Haemophilus b Conjugate (Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate) Vaccine This highly popular combination vaccine indicated for infants and children age 6 weeks to...

11/21/16   Sunshine Parenting has some tips for families this holiday week and beyond.  Thanksgiving, weekends and other holidays can be with fraught with expectations.  Some of the thoughts shared in this article are particularly insightful regarding issues with...

11/17/16   One must work; one must work.  I have done what I could. - Louis Pasteur   Walking is man’s best medicine. - Hippocrates