I'm Not Throwin Away My SHOT w/ Dr. DeLon Canterbury

The Golden Mic Podcast w/ The Joy Revolution & Marc Cordon

Ep. 57 I'm Not Throwin Away My SHOT! w/ Dr. DeLon Canterbury

https://play.goldenmicpodcast.com/0057_canterbury

Ding dong! It was the doorbell to the Canterbury's house. Mrs. Canterbury looked at her husband with a "here we go again" look. It was Mildred, DeLon's grandma, trying to find her house. She was in dementia and couldn't recognize faces anymore.

But it was the kindness of a pharmacist who discovered that Mildred was prescribed an FDA black box warning medication that had a harmful drug interaction that threatened her life and should never be used in Dementia patients. The pharmacist fought for Mildred's health with her doctor.

The doctor eventually agreed to the pharmacist's recommendations

In two weeks, Mildred's dementia symptoms dramatically decreased. There was clarity when she spoke. And she would never get lost in her neighborhood again.

Up the road, as an undergraduate at Emory University DeLon Canterbury, who was taking Chemistry classes to become a pharmacist, heard about the pharmacist. It only solidified his confidence to become a pharmacist and advocate for his family in need.

Now working for a pharmacy chain was not what Dr. DeLon envisioned as it was on the brink of chaos filling 500-700 prescriptions daily, getting written up for trying to help patients, and getting written up again after being called the N-word.

Enough was enough, which is why DeLon started Geriatrx.org, a pharmacist consulting company that advocates for the patient, brings costs down, and even helps the caregiver take a breather. At GeriatRx every person is Mildred to DeLon.

And it's no surprise that he's appearing on media and being asked to be on Minority COVID Task Forces in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.

Grab your piss bread and smear on some Tiger Balm (you have to hear this episode to know the inside joke (because this episode is sick!

To Contact DeLon:

web: www.geriatrx.org

Meeting: www.geriatrx.as.me

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geriatrx/

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/GeriatRxInc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeriatRx

Follow on Twitter with @thejoyrev and @marc.cordon and @geriatrx

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