July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Every July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. This campaign is led by important organizations like the Arthritis Foundation and public health agencies specializing in chronic childhood and teenage illnesses. Their goal is to raise awareness about juvenile arthritis (JA) because children with JA often can’t advocate for themselves and get the help they need. Public […]
Men’s Health: Addressing the “M Word” (Manopause)
I have been looking forward to the latest installment in the series of articles published in the Jerusalem Post by their contributor, Andrea Samuels. Her series titled “Menopause Diaries” deals with her experience transitioning into menopause. With her permission, we republished the first article in the series at the end of February 2024, along with […]
What You Need to Know About Wegovy for Weight Loss
Wegovy and Zepbound, the latest forms of GLP-1 receptor agonist weight-loss medications, have generated a flood of media and public attention thanks to the effectiveness of weight management, which promotes rapid and sustainable weight and waistline reductions. Since we added them to our range of medications, we have received a lot of positive feedback from […]
Teen Depression on the Rise: What You Need to Know
I was searching for news on teenage depression when I stumbled upon something shocking. It made me realize how important it is to talk about this. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost half of all high-school students reported having bouts of depression, and more than one in five had seriously […]
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month in the United States. It serves as a valuable reminder of the prevalent issue of migraines and headaches that continue to affect millions of people of all ages. Part of the focus of Migraine & Headache Awareness Month is to discuss the latest advancements in treatment options and […]
April 2024 Pharma News
It seems that evolution in healthcare puts a lie to the famous French saying, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” which roughly translates as “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Maybe that’s appropriate for human behavior, but when it comes to changes in the quality and scope of medicines […]
One mother’s experience of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder
When “fear of the unknown” is mentioned as a main trigger for postpartum depression and perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD), it’s not meant to conjure up images of ghouls or extraterrestrial invaders. Rather, “fear of the unknown” is used in the context of what many women feel at the start of their pregnancy and […]
Understanding medication-induced hair loss
With new medications arriving on the market all the time that patients may be unfamiliar with, prescription requests are often accompanied by a flurry of questions. Understandably, the prescribing doctor does not always have the time to go through all the side effects of the medications. Part of our function as dispensers is to provide […]
Medicare now approves weight-loss drugs for people with heart problems
There has been much attention in the media to an announcement from Medicare in mid-March 2024. In essence, it said that it has now agreed to start paying for one of the leading weight-loss drugs for people with heart problems when it is prescribed to treat overweight or obese patients if they are at risk […]
Fielding questions relating to menopause
One of the subjects that draws frequent questions from our customers and that land on my desk as the senior pharmacist here at IsraelPharm is how best to manage the onset of menopause and how to live with it forever more. It’s understandable that lots of questions relating to menopause crop up because, after all, […]
