Family Medical Center Cinco Ranch

Dear patients ~ please take a moment to read about the exciting changes coming to the clinic. Please direct any questions to the staff during regular office hours. We look forward to continuing our care of you and your families! ~ Dr. Ferrill

We have power!! We look forward to resuming regular operations on Monday. Thank you for your patience! Thanks to those working diligently in the heat and the rain to restore electricity to our city. Appreciation to the first responders keeping our community safe during this time.

(Im)patiently waiting to move out of the yellow! Watching the Whataburger App like everyone else 🍔😬 Hope to see you very soon!

Friday: update: still. no. power......

Thursday update: still no power

Wednesday update : still no power

As with many of our neighbors, we remain without power and have no estimate for when it will be restored. Unfortunately, we cannot access medical records or answer phones without power. We will re-assess throughout the day. Thanks to the crews working diligently to get things up again and to the first responders taking care of our community.

With the predicted high temperatures, Dr. Ferrill reminds you to stay hydrated and to search out climate controlled locations to cool off during the heat of the day.

21 years later. Never forget.

Sending cheers and prayers to the students, teachers, administration and support staff as the school year starts! Neighbors, remember to be extra watchful in school zones. Have a FANTASTIC year!!

What is Paxlovid? (Please see Dr. Ferrill's personal statement at the end).

PAXLOVID is an investigational medication authorized for Emergency Use to treatment mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and children (12 years of age and older weighing at least 88 pounds [40 kg]) with a positive test for the virus that causes COVID-19, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death.

​​​​​​​PAXLOVID is investigational because it is still being studied. There is limited information about the safety and effectiveness of using PAXLOVID to treat people with mild-to-moderate ​​​​​​​COVID‑19.

It must be started within 5 days of onset of symptoms.

HIGH RISK CONDITIONS: Age >65, lung disease (asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis), immune suppressed, heart disease (hypertension, stroke, heart attack), diabetes, obesity (BMI >30), chronic kidney disease, pregnant, sickle cell disease. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care/underlyingconditions.html

Do NOT take Paxlovid if you have severe kidney or liver disease.

Do NOT take Paxlovid with statin, certain heart medications (like amiodarone), sildenafil, colchicine, ergotamine or some seizure medications as there are life threatening interactions. See Box 2 for a list. https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ritonavir-boosted-nirmatrelvir--paxlovid-/paxlovid-drug-drug-interactions/

There are other MEDICATIONS WITH WHICH Paxlovid INTERACTS and can be checked here: https://covid19-druginteractions.org/checker. It interacts with birth control pills, amlodipine, plavix (clopidogrel), oxycodone, vi**ra (sildenafil) and trazodone.

The SIDE EFFECTS include bad taste in the mouth, GI upset, elevated blood pressure, muscle aches and feeling unwell.

REBOUND COVID can occur after completing the course. Individuals take the medicine, test negative, then the symptoms recur and they test positive again. The incidence is reported as low (