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Interested in an Individual
Bio-Identical Hormone Consultation?
Consultations are given by our compounding pharmacist, Lori Finnick who has her own consulting business called Holistic Health Options, Inc. She has specialized in the area of Bio-Identical Hormone balance since 2001 and has been a pharmacist since 1987. She consistently attends formal training on Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) and Anti Aging Medicine and provides all of the Good Day Pharmacy patient seminars. She is the driving force responsible for organizing and speaking for many of the practitioner seminars given in Northern Colorado and some of the Midwestern States as she is a South Dakota native.
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Good Day Pharmacist
Lori Finnick RPh
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Lori’s philosophy is not only discussing symptoms and history but also teaching the patient what they can do to help themselves. She highly recommends testing hormones as a baseline and for monitoring purposes. The testing options are vast and can be best explained individually during a POA appointment (Plan Of Action Appointment) explained below. She does teach about some of the options as well as shows examples of testing in her patient classes (schedule posted on our website at www.gooddaypharmacy.com).
If you are interested please follow the simple steps outlined below:
1. A RECEPTIVE PRACTITIONER is necessary to begin the process. If the result ends in a compound/Rx prescribed for you, Lori cannot sign the Rx’s but is very highly trained in this area and promotes a physiologic dosing protocol/alternative functional medicine type approach. Simply stated this means she is VERY careful about the dosing she recommends and teaches that sometimes the hormones are not always necessary every day during different stages of life. Lori has always encouraged staying with your own practitioner and is willing to work with them on your behalf. She states in her seminars that “We all put our heads together for the benefit of the patient.” Most of the time the practitioner’s office staff can tell you if they are receptive or not. Many times they have already heard of Lori’s services. If you are REALLY not “on the same page” with your practitioner regarding your health as an individual then she may provide you with a list of some of the practices who may be more interested in the encouragement of your pursuit for bio identical (natural) hormone balance.
2. TESTING: If you or your practitioner are confused as to what testing may be helpful to begin, Lori has opened up POA (Plan of Action) appointments. If you are just starting and are not on any hormone formulations at this time, our website (www.gooddaypharmacy.com) has a list of “Recommended Labs” you may print for your practitioner. If you are already on any hormone formulations, Lori HIGHLY recommends bringing any recent labs (done within the past year) and starting with a POA (Plan of Action) appointment. In many cases Lori can end up saving you money by doing this, as she can explain the best options for testing for the least amount of out of pocket cost.
3. FULL APPOINTMENT/EVALUATION: After all testing is received you are ready to meet with Lori for your individual evaluation. This appointment typically lasts an hour. If the patient has had testing beyond the typical hormone panel (i.e. adrenal function) and/or the appointment is extended due to questions/discussion the appointment will be billed accordingly.
4. COMPOUNDING PHARMACY: After your individual evaluation, Lori will write up a formal recommendation to your practitioner for review. At this point Lori will discuss any questions/concerns with your practitioner which may result in a formulation compounded by Good Day Pharmacy on your behalf specific to your needs as a patient. There are times Lori ends up just recommending some direction/education on the OTC (Over the Counter) preparations which, of course, do not need to be compounded. In these instances, however, Lori will still write up a plan for your practitioner for your file. Compounds are usually done within a week depending on how quickly they are reviewed by the practitioner and the Rx volume of the pharmacy at that time. Refills of compounds take extra time so please pay attention to policies at the individual pharmacies. Typically, newer compounds are done a little faster, but refills need to be called in 5 business days ahead.
5. FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS: Lori encourages follow up appointments and regular class attendance for optimum care. She is available for teaching and HIGHLY stresses the importance of being PROACTIVE about your health and the health of your family!!!
***NOTE: ALL appointments require filling out the following:
1. Consultation Packet (Different for Women and Men) which includes Fee Schedule Agreement, Evaluation/Health Profile, Patient Intake Information.
*To save time it is easiest to have filled out before the appointment. If you have not done so, please allow 15 minutes prior to appointment to make the most use of your time.
***Lori’s Contact Information:
Office:
Holistic Health Options, Inc/Good Day Pharmacy
2001 S Shields
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Assistant: Jan Schmidtbauer
Office Cell: 970-231-1175
Office Fax: 970-224-3113
Lori’s Email Address: rxkapp@gmail.com
Corporate office: Good Day Pharmacy 653 Denver Ave., Loveland, CO 80537