Conquer the Chaos: Top Tips for Safe and Organized Medicine Storage
I’ve been guilty of not having the best setup for safe medicine storage. Recently, while rummaging through my first aid kit for some paracetamol, I found a few packages of expired meds and random pills floating about in the kit’s corners. It was only as I got older that I realized how harmful improper storage […]
Travel Tips for People Taking Eliquis: Staying Safe on the Go
In 2016, I arrived in Vietnam after a long couple of flights and noticed a strange dull pain in one of my legs. Given that I had spent most of the flights asleep and entirely still, I took myself straight to the doctor, where I was diagnosed with a blood clot. I have learned a […]
Beat the Heat: Summer Storage Hacks for Your Keeping Meds Safe
During the summer, it’s important to consider how you will keep your medicines safe to ensure their effectiveness. A government study found that medication storage practices fell short in many households. The National Library of Medicine advises, “Storing your medicines properly can help to ensure they work as they should as well as prevent poisoning […]
Your Meds Explained: 5 Tips to Understand Product Information Inserts
Have you ever gotten home with a new prescription, only to realize you can’t quite remember the doctor’s instructions and are struggling to understand the details printed on the Product Information sheet? It’s a common issue, especially when there’s a delay between receiving the prescription and getting the medication. Most pharmacies can’t stock every medication […]
Tips to prevent medication mishaps
As pharmacists, ensuring our patients understand proper medication use is part of our DNA. We empower them to manage their medications effectively once they leave our pharmacy. This drives our efforts to make sure that the essentials of the drug’s usage, like dosage, times of use, signs of adverse effects, and all the many other […]
Welcome back thicker, fuller hair with Phyllotex
This blog is all about our top tips for a healthier head of hair. It’s amazing how just a little bit of common sense and an easy-to-use OTC nutritional supplement can steadily reverse prior hair loss and lead to restoring hair health to its former glory. Talking about external appearance and how we see ourselves […]
Why do doctors prescribe a brand-name drug when there are cheaper generics?
I have worked for nearly 30 years in retail pharmacy and have been asked many questions by customers. One of the most frequent themes of these queries relates to choosing between brand-name drugs and their generics. Most queries concern the substantial price differences between buying brand-name drugs and generics. People often ask me, “Why do […]
How to stop chronic nail biting
Nail biting is such a common habit that many people don’t consider it a medical condition. Nearly 30% of all people go through a phase of chronic nail biting, which often starts in childhood and can continue into adulthood. Chronic nail biting (onychophagia) is generally regarded as one of the behaviors grouped as Body-focused Repetitive […]
Top 10 most popular drugs on IsraelPharm’s website
Introducing our “Top Ten Performers” of the past twelve months. Along with the star performers for weight loss and avoiding COVID-19 infections, there are other popular drugs that have been ordered again and again by our customers. Enovid We have written more about developments in COVID-19 and weight loss than any other subjects. COVID-19 is […]
Treating heavy coughs
Many years ago, my then five-year-old son was diagnosed as asthmatic. This was a major shock; at that time, effective treatments were only just starting to appear on the broader market. Our earliest signs were that our family doctor treated our son for his heavy cough about three to four times every winter. When asthma […]
