article thumbnail

Difference between Prescription vs Non-prescription drugs

FADIC

These medications are typically stronger than OTC drugs and can only be used by the intended person to treat a specific medical diagnosis. OTC drugs typically treat conditions that are easy to self-diagnose, such as headaches, colds and allergies, and can be purchased at grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores and supermarkets.

article thumbnail

Medication Therapy Management in geriatric

FADIC

Medication Therapy Management in geriatric Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Is a service provided typically by pharmacists that aims to improve outcomes by helping people to better understand their health conditions and the medications used to manage them. What medication are prescribed by any specialists you may see?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Supporting the Liver Is Key to Recovering from Thyroid Disease

The Thyroid Pharmacist

I just returned from a trip to Poland to visit family with my five year old son, and I am reflecting so much on how far I have come in my health! The previous trip to Poland was in 2009, when I had a lot of health issues, but not yet a diagnosis. I, myself, have personally been there. I was exhausted, too. Can you relate?

article thumbnail

Herd immunity is nice – but what about me?

pharmaphorum

To-date, the battle against COVID-19 has been waged largely in the field of public health, using a series of binary, black-and-white thresholds to measure progress. While these numbers do tell us something about the relative immunity of the population writ large, they don’t tell us anything about our own, personal immune profiles.

Immunity 105
article thumbnail

What to Keep in Your Integrative Medicine Cabinet

The Thyroid Pharmacist

I wasn’t quite prepared for preschool bugs, so not only did my little one keep getting sick, but then I kept getting sick from caring for him during those times! Since then, I’ve been much more open to natural medicine, and I’ve seen the profound impact it has had on me personally, as well as on my clients, and now, my own family.

article thumbnail

How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Some people may have adverse reactions to iron. Note: a person can be deficient in any of these nutrients and not have anemia, but as a deficiency continues, anemia may develop.) However, you may still be iron deficient if your iron stores are low (ferritin is the iron storage protein that can be tested).