All posts tagged pharmacy compounding

What You Should Know When Traveling With Pharmaceuticals

Summer months go hand-in-hand with vacations. That got me thinking … if roughly 48% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug at any given time, it’s safe to say a good number of those will be traveling this summer with pharmaceuticals. I’m sure most of those people know which medications require plan-ahead travel arrangements. Do you? From aspirin to insulin and EpiPens to inhalers, traveling with medication often requires special care. You’re permitted to bring

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Are Expired Drugs Still Safe And Effective?

With a pounding headache you reach into your medicine cabinet for some aspirin and realize the expiration date on the bottle passed … quite a while ago. Do you take it?  Will it be a fatal mistake or will you simply continue to suffer? One of the questions I get asked the most by patients is: “Should they take expired medication or throw it out?” This information is very important for two reasons:  A.) There are some medications that should not be used past their expiration dates and  B.) Medications can be expensive and habitually replacing expired but unused drugs…

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4 Strategies to Relieve Arthritis Pain

We have a lot of customers who suffer from arthritis.  It’s a widespread condition.  In fact, it impacts roughly 50 million Americans.  Although it can manifest in many different ways, the most common form is osteoarthritis. Of the 50 million Americans reported to be living with arthritis, 27 million suffer from osteoarthritis.  Often referred to as “wear-and-tear” arthritis, osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones systematically wears down.  Osteoarthritis can damage any joint in your body, but it most commonly affects your hands, neck, lower back, knees and hips. Given that osteoarthritis is so debilitating,…

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Relief from Common Sports Injuries

From all-star athletes to weekend warriors, one thing they all have in common is athletic pain.  Sports injuries and athletic pain are as common to sports and exercise as scoring and sweating.  But you don’t have to be a pro-athlete or weekend warrior to suffer.  In fact, I experience some of this same pain myself after standing all day  in the pharmacy. Certain parts of the body take the brunt of all sports–related injuries. The good news is, we all can take preventative measures; there’s no need to skip your workouts and live life as a couch potato.   And if you…

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Migraines: Causes and Cures

Migraine headaches have been in the news a lot lately, and not just because it’s summer, kids are out of school and mothers from Weston to Pinecrest are collectively massaging a dull, throbbing pain at the temples. Cindy McCain, wife of Senator John McCain, has been generating a lot of news coverage lately about this condition in the hopes of generating awareness and creating new research opportunities. Although the exact cause of migraines is still not well understood, the problem is considered to originate in the nervous system. It is believed that migraines occur when blood vessels in the brain…

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What is compounding? Why would I use it?

As you may know by now, VH Pharmacy specializes in pharmacy compounding. But what exactly does that mean? And more specifically, what does it mean for you? We’re glad you asked. Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of making personalized medications for patients. They’re made from scratch, meaning that individual ingredients and flavors are mixed together in the exact dosage and form required by you – that means no one-size-fits-all prescription strengths or dosage forms. Are you used to taking your medication in pill form but would prefer to have it in a cherry flavored liquid? We can do…

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