Generic or brand medicines – should I be worried?

The weather in the past week has been quite erratic. We had some nice weather last weekend, and for a split second, I thought we are on track to a promising summer. The next minute, the weather made a 180 degree turn at the beginning of the week with some strong gusty winds and heavy rain. The very moment I’m … Read More

Finding it a pain to take cholesterol medicines?

How are things with you all. Thanks for such a positive response to my last email. It looks like you have all been doing some spring cleaning of your medicines and we have had lots of returns to the pharmacy – some very old medicines returned indeed! Don’t worry I won’t name anyone 😉   Remember this service is free … Read More

Spring cleaning your medicine cabinet

Thanks everyone for dropping by and sending emails through wishing us all a happy world pharmacist day! You guys made it extra special for us this year.   I came across an interesting case the other day and thought you may relate to it. A regular patient of mine came in a couple of days ago asking me if she … Read More

Can antibiotics do more harm than good if you don’t have an infection??

Every year, your family faces its’ share of colds, sore throats, and stuffy noses. This year is no different. In fact, after seeing the number of antibiotics being prescribed so far, I am sure that this winter is one of the worse winters I’ve seen in recent years. So many of my patients and customers are getting sick.   One … Read More