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Chad Shaffer, MD

Medical Writer and Reviewer Member of the SingleCare Medical Board
Chad Shaffer, MD, earned his medical doctorate from Penn State University and completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. He has provided full-service primary care to all ages for over 15 years, building a practice from start up to over 3,000 patients. His passion is educating patients on their health and treatment, so they can make well-informed decisions.
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Rx injection: What is a rooster comb injection?
Health Education

What is a rooster comb injection?

A prescription pad and pill bottle: How to increase testosterone during puberty
Health Education

How to increase testosterone during puberty

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Health Education

What causes right shoulder blade pain? Related conditions and tr...

Rx prescription pad and Rx pill bottle: Metformin interactions
Drug Info

Metformin interactions to avoid

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Health Education

Why are my toes numb?

Rx pill bottle with eye illustration: What is blepharitis?
Health Education

What is blepharitis?

Box of tissues and nasal spray for allergies
Drug Info

Best allergy nasal sprays

Smiling mouth - antibiotics for tooth infection
Drug Info

Best Rx for tooth infections

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Health Education

What is Type 3 diabetes?

Three Rx pill bottles: Imodium interactions
Health Education

Imodium interactions to avoid

Three Rx pill bottles: Amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate interactions to avoid
Drug Info

Amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate interactions to avoid

Tea, honey, and pills - 10 dry cough remedies
Health Education

10 dry cough remedies

Rx pill bottle with prescription pad: Cephalexin interactions
Drug Info

Cephalexin interactions to avoid

Hand holding a cup of coffee - Does coffee dehydrate you?
Wellness

Does coffee dehydrate you?

Rx pill bottle and prescription pad: Hydroxyzine-interactions
Drug Info

Hydroxyzine interactions to avoid

Cough syrup pouring into medication measuring cup: decongestant for high blood pressure
Drug Info

Safe cold medicine for high blood pressure

Rx prescription pad and Rx pill bottle: Crestor generic
Drug Info

Crestor generic availability, cost, and dosage

Rx vial and hypodermic needle: Lidocaine (Xylocaine) alternatives:
Drug Info

Lidocaine (Xylocaine) alternatives: What can I take instead of l...

Rx pill bottles: Propranolol Hcl (Inderal) alternatives
Drug Info

Propranolol Hcl (Inderal) alternatives: What can I take instead ...

Rx tablets: Rybelsus without insurance
Drug Info

How much is Rybelsus without insurance?

Rx pill bottle and prescription pad: Propranolol for anxiety
Drug Info

Propranolol for anxiety: Does it work?

Rx pill bottles: Methylprednisolone (Medrol) alternatives
Drug Info

Methylprednisolone (Medrol) alternatives: What can I take instea...

Smiling doctor: Benefits of gene therapy
Health Education

What are the pros and cons of gene therapy?

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Drug Info

What to avoid with carvedilol

Rx pill bottles: Oxycodone acetaminophen alternatives
Drug Info

Oxycodone acetaminophen (Endocet) alternatives: What can I take ...

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Drug Info

3 furosemide interactions

Rx pill bottles: What can I take instead of cyclobenzaprine?
Drug Info

Top cyclobenzaprine (Fexmid ) alternatives and how to switch you...

Rx pills: Amoxicillin clavulanate alternatives
Drug Info

Amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin) alternatives: What can I tak...

Rx pill bottles: Alternatives to alprazolam
Drug Info

Alprazolam (Xanax) alternatives: What can I take instead of alpr...

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Wellness

6 benefits of ACV for men

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