General Health

Compounding and kids – how we can help

There’s no harder time in the life of a parent than when their child is sick. The overwhelming need to comfort them and ‘make it all go away’ is foremost in the mind of the worried Mum or Dad. We want them to get better – fast – and to make the remedy as painless […]

Are multi-user warehouse dispensing hubs the future of pharmacy?

News came out last week that the U.K. government will soon allow community pharmacies to ‘outsource’ their dispensing services to large warehouse-style ‘hub’ pharmacies. New legislation has been introduced to British parliament that would allow pharmaceutical wholesalers to develop “new large-scale hub facilities” and for small local-area pharmacies to tap into the economies of scale […]

Game-changing method of testing drugs for off-label prescribing: Results from trial

A team of researchers in the U.S. has developed a novel new method of testing non-oncology drugs for their potential to kill cancer cells, with 49 new possible contenders already uncovered. A type of ‘barcoding’ shortcut was employed to eliminate the need to screen thousands of compounds across hundreds of individual cancer cell lines – […]

Why pharmacists are turning to compounders to save their bottom line

With medication shortages on the rise, community pharmacies in Australia are increasingly turning to specialist compounding chemists to help defray the time and expense associated with finding effective medication alternatives for their worried customers. According to a new survey from the Pharmaceutical Group of European Union, last year pharmacists from 82% of countries reported they […]

Stubborn psoriasis? Traditional coal tar could be the answer

Traditional coal tar is one of those old-fashioned remedies that, like psoriasis itself, never seems to go away. It was a staple in the medicine lockers of chemists in the early days of the modern pharmacy industry and has been used to treat itchy, flaky skin conditions for hundreds of years. It’s still used for […]

All you need to know about coronavirus

As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus grows, it’s important to try and understand the disease and its potential impact. Over 4000 cases have been reported globally including 6 confirmed cases in Australia. With each new case experts are gaining greater knowledge of the disease. What are the symptoms? People with the virus might […]

Pain changes your brain

Chronic pain afflicts over 3.4 million people in Australia. New research shows sufferers are dealing with much more than the physical impact of their condition, with research proving it can change a person’s personality. Research results The world-first study from Neuroscience Research Australia and the University of New South Wales, found people who live with […]

Catch more zZZZ with 5-HTP

YAWN… do you wake every day feeling unrefreshed? Do you drag yourself out of bed to ply yourself with coffee in an attempt to kickstart yourself for the day? Well, you are not alone. You are part of the one in three Australians not getting enough sleep* but there is good news 5-HTP can help. […]

Dark spots and what to do about them

Out dark spot I say! A clear even complexion is the holy grail of healthy, younger looking skin, yet almost everyone will face the issue of skin discolouration throughout their lifetime. The good news is there are ways to affect change in pigmentation with cosmetic products available over the counter or as high potency compounded […]

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