How do I know if I’ve entered menopause? You have entered menopause when you have had no menstrual periods for one full year. Health care professionals also define it by the elevated levels of FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) in your blood and/or significantly decreased levels of estradiol. What happens during the perimenopausal period? The perimenopausal…
There are four different categories of Vitamin Supplements. These categories are basedon the quality of the Supplement. The staff at Madison Drugs strives to keep the highest quality Pharmaceutical nutrients to assure that the product you are taking is indeed the product labeled and is free of unwanted contaminants that may adversely affect you. The…
Stage 0: Use it or Lose It If you have food items lingering in your pantry or refrigerator that are past their prime, expired, open and rancid, or stale, toss them. This will not only help you avoid potential pathogens and lower nutrient content, but will clear space for foods with higher quality. Stage 1:…
Do you own a dog? How about a ferret, a rabbit, or a guinea pig? Is your best friend a cockatoo? Does your son carry an iguana in his pocket or your daughter stable a horse on a neighbor’s farm? Or maybe you are just permanent staff for the cat who owns your house. Pets…
Capsules Oral capsules may be used to combine multiple medications into one dose. Oral capsules can also be formulated to avoid common allergens such as dyes, lactose, gluten, and peanut oil. When specific products or product strengths are no longer commercially available, compounding is often the answer. Chewables Chewable forms may be appropriate for children…
The practice of pharmacy is defined in part by the capacity to prepare medications for patients. This practice of customizing medications for individual patient needs is called compounding. As late as the 1930’s, roughly half of all prescriptions were compounded, but during the 1950’s and 1960’s compounding declined as drug manufacturers offered more and more…