When Asthma and COPD Occur at the Same Time
Difficulty breathing is a common experience, but for millions of people worldwide, it’s a daily struggle that for many of them is caused by chronic lung diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Asthma and COPD bear many similarities in their symptoms, but they are fundamentally different in both causes and optimum treatments. Many […]
The Battle for Rights to Sell Weight Loss Drugs
If you have been using the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic/Wegovy and Mounjaro/Zepbound, take note! You could be affected by the fight that’s looming between BigPharm and the Compounding Pharmacies over the latter continuing to supply look-alike versions of these drugs. Right now, the FDA appears to be backed into a corner. It has […]
Nexium – my personal journey with heartburn and acid reflux
There has been a long and often painful journey for me and my family with a health condition that was sometimes passed off as being the result of bad habits or bad behavior. As far back as I can remember, my father was battling to find a way to treat what many doctors brushed off […]
What You Should Know: Entresto’s Role in HFrEF treatment
Many customers have reached out to our customer support team lately with questions about switching to a new heart failure treatment recommended by their healthcare providers after years on the same therapy. Some are concerned that this may be an indication that the old medication does not work for them anymore or that their condition […]
Introducing Dopamine
Dopamine is a chemical messenger that plays a vital role in transmitting signals between nerve cells in the brain. It is often referred to as a “feel-good” neurotransmitter because it contributes to feelings of pleasure and satisfaction. However, dopamine’s role extends beyond just making people feel good. It is involved in several vital processes, including […]
When Brands Become Verbs: The Ozempic Effect
Occasionally, product names become so well-known that they rise above their identity and become part of everyday language. For example, if someone responds to your request for information with “google it,” or a co-worker asks, “Do you have a bandaid?” or your spouse asks you to “pass the Kleenex,” the meaning is perfectly clear – there’s […]
There’s growing confidence that GLP-1 meds are safe in pregnant women
One of the most frequent cautions that drug companies print on the Product Information leaflet that comes with their product says something like, “This medication has not been tested to be safe in pregnant women and should only be used in consultation with a healthcare provider.” It’s important to understand that this statement is not […]
IsraelPharm’s Top 10 Bestselling Medications: Do You Take Any of Them?
If you’re wondering which drugs are most popular on the IsraelPharm website, we’re here to tell you! Let’s take a look at our best sellers. GLP-1 group of drugs Since the release of Ozempic in 2017, there has been a tremendous surge in the use of GLP-1-based medicines for treating a wide variety of conditions, […]
Beyond the diagnosis: Navigating sex after prostate therapy
For most of history, almost all men felt too embarrassed to seek help if they experienced difficulties “behind closed doors.” Unfortunately, this attitude kept men from seeking professional help even if they were only experiencing these problems as a natural side effect of a different and unrelated health problem. Happily, there has been a 180-degree […]
Gout and Behcet’s Disease: Shared Features and Differences
Gout and Behcet’s disease (BD) are disorders with some shared clinical, pathological, and therapeutic features. Both conditions are triggered by a strong autoinflammatory response to monosodium urate crystals. Both Behcet’s disease and gout involve acute inflammatory episodes that primarily affect the joints, but they can also cause systemic symptoms. The main shared clinical features are: Inflammation […]
