Since its approval by Health Canada in 2008, the shingles vaccine (Zostavax®) has been in very high demand even at times becoming unavailable due to manufacturing delays in combination with a demand that may not have been anticipated. Merck, the company producing Zostavax®, has finally produced enough of the vaccine to fill back orders and […]
Zostavax: The Shingles Vaccine & Shingles Protection Read More »
You’ve received a new medication and maybe wanted to review: how it works or what dosage forms, strengths that are available, how should you use the medication, what is the medication used to treat or who will best benefit from the medication, who should not be taking the medication, known side effects that are possible,
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We have an amazing new product for our dry weather! O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream has arrived just in time to rescue those dry and cracked hands! O’Keeffe’s Working Hands is a unique formulation of moisturizing ingredients guaranteed to improve dry skin. Tackling severely dry skin from a moisture-based approach was a natural tactic: Parched,
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The March issue of our newsletter, The Mortar & Pestle is available on our site, as well as previous issues. This month’s issue discusses Travel Medicine, new supplements from SISU and in recognition that March is Pharmacist Awareness Month across Canada, a focus on Pharmacist’s professional services. Pharmacists across Canada are quickly moving away from
Newsletter Archives, Pharmacist Awareness Month & 30 Year Anniversary Read More »
On average, children get 7 to 10 colds per year or more if they attend day care. Each cold can last one to two weeks; this means that children can be sick for 1/3 of every year, and this is considered normal! However, the use of medicine to suppress a cough or treat cold symptoms
Children’s Cough & Cold Medicines – Keep it Simple Read More »
There are now multiple different styles of asthma inhalers on the market, and each requires a different inhalation technique for proper use. Having one or more styles of inhalers can make using each one a little more challenging for anyone including those managing asthma for many years. How do you use your inhaler? Did you
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When life gets busy, the first thing we let go of is our diet and looking after our selves. It shouldn’t be that way though, as that is when our body needs us to take care of it the most! Start your day off right with a fast, healthy high fiber breakfast! Why fiber? Fiber
Fiber Fiber and more Fiber! Read More »
Don’t believe everything you see on social media, YouTube, Blogs and the news. This story will hopefully show you how fast these sites can take official statements and turn them in to something they aren’t. Before you share links, post comments and start telling everyone not to get the flu shot this year, slow down,
CDC, THE FLU VACCINE AND THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA Read More »
The June issue of our newsletter The Mortar & Pestle focuses on Compounding, which is the pharmacists’ ability to prepare custom dosage forms to best fit the needs of the patient or where no other off the shelf solution seems to solve the particular therapeutic problem. At Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare we have been
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Do you have a family history of diabetes? Are you worried that your diet and activity levels are putting you at risk of developing diabetes? Or, are you just concerned about the growing number of Canadians being diagnosed with diabetes and want to make sure you aren’t the next? Diabetes is a chronic disease that results
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