Your skin is your largest organ…why would you not want to protect it? In the busy world we live in, there are so many factors that affect our skin. Age, stress, and environment are just a few. With so many factors that are out of your control, it becomes even more important to take the [...]
Diabetes is a rapidly growing, serious, and complex disease that is a source of fear and worry for many individuals, but understanding the disease and learning how to protect yourself is a great start to defending yourself from letting it control your life. What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a group of diseases that results in [...]
Do you have low energy levels throughout the day, trouble concentrating at work, or trouble sleeping? Maybe it is just that you want to feel better. Whatever your interest may be, Pharmacy Solutions is here to help. Through our new program, Pro-Balance, we offer our patients free wellness consultations to help create an overall balance [...]
Major depression, inflammation with arthritis, and prostate cancer with therapy may all be supplemented with turmeric, but more importantly, the active ingredient in turmeric called curcumin. Turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory to help with common joint pain, recovery after surgery, and treatment for some cancers. Curcumin fights inflammation at the molecular level, as opposed to [...]
For some of us, digestive discomfort has become a fact of life, like never getting enough sleep or having too much to do. We complain about everyday ailments such as occasional gas, bloating, and irregularity, assuming they are inevitable. But they don't have to be. By paying attention and making a few simple changes, you [...]
One of the most important but least understood health conditions for men in the United States is the subject of prostate health. There are two prostate conditions with which every man needs to be familiar: the much more common problem of BPH, which exceeds 60% for men over 75 years old, and the less common [...]
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), an α1-adrenergic receptor agonist, is often used in canines to help with urinary incontinence (urine leakage) by tightening the bladder sphincter muscle, most commonly occurring in middle-aged spayed female dogs. A study performed by Claeys, S. et al. performed a retrospective study to determine the efficacy of a single dose of PPA in [...]
Amitriptyline is one of the most widely used tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) in companion animal behavioral medicine, exerting antihistaminic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antidepressant effects. It increases synaptic activity of serotonin and norepinephrine, has significant central and peripheral anticholinergic activity, and stimulates β-adrenergic receptors in smooth muscle (e.g. the bladder), causing a decrease in smooth muscle excitability [...]
Although only approved for human use, Gabapentin is widely used in veterinary medicine for both neuroleptic and analgesic indications, and has become a valuable adjunct in veterinary therapies. Gabapentin was available as a scored 100mg tablet allowing for some small animal dosing, however this dosage form has been discontinued leaving only 100mg capsules and Neurontin® [...]
A chronic condition is a human health condition or disease that is persistent or long-lasting in its effects. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of a disease lasts for more than three months. Chronic diseases can cause you to be tired and in pain, often affecting your appearance or your physical abilities and [...]
