Should patients redose an oral medication if vomiting?
In general, you should redose if the intact drug is in the vomitus…or vomiting occurs [...]
Feb
EsopH® for acid reflux
EsopH® (EH-sof) is a new natural health product for acid reflux. It’s an oral gel that [...]
Jan
Natural Cold Remedies Update
What Health Professionals should tell their patients…. Winter will bring questions about “natural” cold remedies and [...]
Jan
Stop Vaping!
Patients will ask for your help with “vaping cessation”…as reports of e-cigarette harms and deaths [...]
Dec
Diverticulitis management
December 2019 You’ll see less focus on antibiotics to treat acute diverticulitis. DiverticulOSIS usually goes unnoticed…until [...]
Dec
Motegrity®- aka Resotran® for constipation – What you need to know
Motegrity® (Resotran® in Canada) is intended for adults in whom laxatives have failed to provide [...]
Dec
How to decrease side effects of Multiple Sclerosis med?
Questions often come up about how to improve tolerability and safe use of meds for relapsing [...]
Dec
Fish Oil and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
What are omega-3 fatty acids? Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are omega-3 fatty [...]
Nov
Descovy® or Truvada® -which is better in PrEP?
Descovy® is joining Truvada® as an option for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The goal is to PREVENT [...]
Nov
SLGT2 inhibitors (ex Farxiga®) to treat heart failure?
A word for health professionals about Farxiga®. You’ll hear debate about whether to use an SGLT2 [...]
Nov
