Chemist2U

Medication Management

2011-07-20T18:19:00.004+10:00

Managing your medicines is very important.

We can assist you with your individual needs,

provide regular review of your medicines and help you to

effectively manage your medicines.

Medications are often expensive and stocking up unnecessarily is

not good for your bank balance.

Using medication management services can help to overcome the problem of overstocking your medicine cabinet.

Call us and check out your options.

email: chemist2u@gmail.com

Web: www.chemist2u.com.au

Useful Resource:

National Prescribing Service:

www.nps.org.au

Medications and Wound Management

2011-03-05T10:25:00.011+11:00

The effects of medications on the management of wounds is often overlooked in the development of an appropriate wound managment strategy.

The inclusion of a medication review is recommended since a large number of medications taken for co-morbidities can markedly impact on the healing rates of wounds.

This review must include over-the-counter remedies, complementary and nutritional supplements, because these agents, like prescribed medications, can contribute positively or negatively to wound care.

The amount of information to collate and interpret is vast and this article attempts a beginning that will hopefully identify areas for concern and improvement in the area of medication related issues for wound management.

Geoff Sussman has provided a great insight through research into these matters and is used extensively by this author as part of an overall review.

In addition to reviewing the literature it is hoped that a clinical tool can be developed that will make the task of organising a specific wound management plan more relevant.

It is proposed that a good starting point is a review of the phases of wound healing. Interference with or enhancement of any or all of these aspects to wound healing is important in the classification of medications.

First Phase: Inflammatory

Second Phase: Proliferative

Third Phase: Remodelling

Review these phases at: http://www.medicaledu.com/phases.htm

In the first phase the use of:

Anti-inflammatories could reduce the inflammatory response and slow healing

Anticoagulants could reduce the haemostatic effects required

Vasodilators might impact of the vasoconstriction seen in this phase.

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2011-02-12T17:14:00.007+11:00

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The Anciet Art of Compounding

2009-01-30T18:14:00.003+11:00

The Ancient Art of Compounding

Far from being a lost art, compounding or the mixing of two or more agents together, has been around it seems since man began to experiment with his surroundings in order to better understand the world around us.

“The art of pharmaceutical compounding began with the birth of the first humans. All ancient hunter-gatherer societies had some knowledge of the medicinal properties of the animals, plants, molds, fungus and bacteria as well as inorganic minerals within their environment.” (Wikepedia 2008)

The pharmaceutical science of compounding medicines dates back to biblical times and earlier. Indeed, for more than 2000 years, those who practiced the apothecary’s art have been preparing medicines to meet the specific and unique needs of individual patients.

Many modern preparations found on the shelf today owe their origins to the apothecary who originally compounded them for a particular patient.

From alchemy and apothecary to modern pharmacist, the tradition continues and by virtue of extensive training and stringent registration requirements of pharmacy boards, each pharmacist is required to understand and be able to compound medicines when needed to meet the specific needs of the patient that cannot be achieved through the use of proprietary medicines.

In modern times, the art of compounding has widened to include many complex admixtures of drugs for use in specialised situations such as the intravenous feeding of critically ill patients or chemotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of cancer.

‘The pharmacist by virtue of his training in the pharmaceutical sciences and his special knowledge of the properties of drugs, is legally required to prepare medicines of accurate composition which meet the highest technical and professional standards.’ (Martindale: Pharmaceutical Handbook: 18th edn)

The ancient art of compounding dating back further than Galen, the ‘father of pharmacy’, is very much alive. It sill requires that ingredients are checked for compatibility, the best formulation and method for preparing is found, and remains well within the scope of the experienced pharmacist.

Natural sweetners as an alternative to artificial sweetners

2009-01-30T18:08:00.003+11:00

Sugar substitutes are food additives and synthetic agents are known as artificial sweetners.

A number of naturally occurring agents are available that can be compounded into a suitable form for use as a sugar substitiute, generally in very much smaller amounts to both the artificial sweetner or sugar.

Controversy exists over the use of artificial sweetners such as aspartame, saccharin and cyclamates and many people have sought natural alternatives that deliver the deisred sweetness without the increase in food energy or possible risk of adverse effects from the sweetening agent used.

If you have a particular need for an alternative sweetner contact us for further information and advice.

Weight Management and Hormones

2009-01-25T09:30:00.001+11:00

Exciting new research into hormonal infulences on weight management may lead to an understanding of obesity that could have far-reaching effects on our general health and well being.

Several articles covering areas of research are of particular relevance given the major contribution that obesity has in many major chronic and debilitating disease states.

Research in to the hormone Leptin, secreted by fat (adipose) tissue, by Umut Ozcan and others is helping to unlock the role that this important hormone plays in obesity.

Leptin's predominat role is in appetite suppression and this is seen particularly in the hypthalamus.

Leptin resistance as a consequence of 'stress' in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells leads to an increase in appetite and weight gain.

The original article link:

http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news.asp?artid=13086
(Source: Cell Metabolism: Children's Hospital Boston: January 2009)

Additional studies at Yale indicate that oestrogen has a similar role to Leptin in regulating weight although it is independent of Leptin or it's receptors.

Link to original article:

Tamas L. Horvath, chair and professor of Comparative Medicine and professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine.
(Source: Nature Medicine: Yale School of Medicine: January 2007.)

http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news.asp?artid=8996

Weight Management

2009-01-11T04:15:00.000+11:00

Contact us to discuss your weight management.

Our programme uses a range of options centred on your individual needs.

Free follow-up and advice.

There are no quick fixes - our approach is consistent and designed to reduce the stress that is unhelpful when managing your weight.

You can phone for a consult now!

02 66287300

Hormones and Weight

2008-12-21T22:01:00.000+11:00

This site is worth reviewing as it describes in detail the properties of many of our bodies hormones and clarifies the distinction between natural and bio-identical hormones.

http://darthchaosofrspw.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/hormones-may-be-slowing-your-fat-loss/

New research published in 2007 and more recently in 2009 has idententified a number of areas where hormones can influence our weight management.

Leptins in particular are of interest as well as oestrogen, testosterone, insulin and others.

A summary of effects is provided in our news update posted 24/1/2009.

Lipids, weight management and Diet

2008-08-11T08:05:00.000+10:00

Shelley Wood & Desiree Lie: Low-Carb and Mediterranean Diets Beat Low-Fat for Weight loss, Lipid Changes at 2 Years: Medscape Medical News: July 16, 2008

This article is worth reading and provides some interesting insight into a 2 year study which kept '85%' of participants on 'one of three diets for the entire period'.

It suggests that 'weight-loss diets can be tailored to personal preferences, without sacrificing efficacy'.

The authors of this article provide an interesting insight into lipid and weight management issues in a very readable summary.

The article is sourced through the medscape website.

Exercise and the Heart

2008-07-04T19:42:00.001+10:00

Managing Your Weight

2008-07-04T19:17:00.001+10:00

Wollongbar Pharmacy
The Professional Practice

Managing Your Weight

Good nutrition and weight management is key to good health outcomes. So many chronic health problems relate in part to poor nutrition, impaired metabolic systems, and obesity.

Improvement in our diet and exercise with a considered health plan for weight management can improve and often overcome many of these problems.

God has provided each of us with a body that is uniquely engineered for the maintenance of good health and vitality, if the right building blocks are supplied.

In thirty years of pharmacy practice, I have resisted recommending ‘quick fixes’ for weight management because in my view these often stress the system and do not achieve the long-term benefits they claim. My usual recommendations include good diet with avoidance of highly refined foods, saturated and trans fatty acids, increased fibre, the inclusion of vitamins, minerals and co-factors crucial to the digestive process, exercise consistent with any current health limitations, and the maintenance of a good positive self-image, essential in achieving any life goal.

The OptiW8 weight management system is the first that I have found to satisfy all aspects of the advice that I usually provide when asked about weight management. I use the OptiW8 system to address my own health issues.

I believe the OptiW8 programme provides a basis for a considered approach to an individual’s weight management goals. In my case, the metabolic enhancer has been most helpful in the four weeks since starting my own nutritional and weight management review. I have succeeded in loosing up to 5 Kg in weight and 6cm off my waistline. This has not been a difficult process and these results have been achieved without any undue stress.

Chemist2U

2008-06-28T16:28:00.000+10:00

Our pharmacies are located in rural NSW and have been providing a wide range of professional pharmacy services to the people of our rural communities for many years.

Our pharmacies are quality care accredited and strive to meet best practice standards.

We are innovative and very much involved in the development of pharmacy services for those unable to come to our pharmacy because of distance or other circumstances. For our efforts we have been a recipient of the Sydney University's Pharmacy Practice Foundation, Aventis Medal, for Excellence in Pharmacy Practice.

If there is a specific service that you require we will endeavour to provide the service for you or link you with other professional service providers that may be more suited to your individual needs. Our professional staff are highly qualified and motivated to assist you and your family with all your health care needs. Advice, Value and Care at all times

We offer a complete range of traditional pharmacy services including prescription and herbal compounding.

We can individualise your medications and have over 30 years of experience in compounding medicines.

Excellence in Pharmacy Practice
Committment to your individual health needs through Advice, Value and Care

http://www.emeds.com.au/

Online Weight Management Clinic - Believe - Achieve: New OPTIW8 system can Assist

Review your weight management health plan. We can assist you to achieve your weight management and health plan goals.Contact us now to assist you with your review.

Our new OPTIW8 system can assist.

Ask for details when calling (+61 02 66287300) or email us:tintenbarpharmacy@nunet.com.au

Hormone Replacement

There are a number of approaches to hormone replacement therapy and careful consideration of your own needs is required by consultation with your doctor.

Regular follow-up and assessment is a necessary component of your health plan and particularly important with hormone replacement.

Hormones that have been supplemented include: Progesterone, oestrogens, testosterone and there are various ways of providing these which may include synthetically derived products that provide the required hormonal effects (e.g. progestins) and others which are bio-identical (commonly referred to as 'natural') hormone agents.

The methods used to assist with supplementation include: applications like creams, pessaries, tablets, patches, injectable, and sustained action products.

The use of hormone preparations requires careful consideration and review because there are a number of circumstances that may increase risks associated with hormone supplementation and these need to be carefully considered.

Discuss your situation with your doctor.
Contact us for any further or more specific information to assist you.

Stop Smoking - A positive approach designed for you

The powerful message from the novel by Bryce Courtenay 'The Power of One' applies to many aspects of our lives and is equally important in our achieving our goal to stop smoking.