What are bioidentical hormones (BH)?  Hormone (such as estrone, estrogen, estradiol, thyroid, progesterone, testosterone, etc) play a dominant role in human body and mind including how you feel, your appetite,  sexual drive, ability to digest, reproduce, your metabolism, immunity, rate of breathing, blood circulation, heartbeat, and change in mood. Bioidentical hormones are the types of hormones that are produced in a laboratory and have the same chemical components that the human body produces. Conventional and Bioidentical Conventional hormones are synthetic hormones or produced from the pregnant horses’ urine   Is compounded HRT a new drug requiring FDA approval? Compounding is...

Current Status of US Adults Suffering from Chronic Pain As per CDC.gov (in USA), approximately 20.4% of population (i.e. 50 million) of U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain and close to 20 million adults go through high impact chronic pain (basis health survey data, 2016). This has been the most common cause of an individual seeking medical help. Pain limits human’s ability to mobilize, creates depression, anxiety and deteriorates health condition or quality of life. Opioid, a common drug available at a mass level in the market, is used mostly to manage the chronic pain.  But there are various side effects of this drug to human body due to dosage intensity and formats such as: gastritis, ulcer, dizziness,...

What is it?  Compounded medicines are customized drugs that are developed by expert pharmacists based on a prescription from a doctor. The drug is specially formulated using one, two, or more ingredients for each patient considering patient’s various health conditions such as allergies, a heart condition, diabetes, hormonal changes in the body, blood pressure, asthma, etc.    Benefits of compounded medications: Why you need it?  There are many benefits of compounded medications, here are the top five that you must be aware of:  Low cost when compared to commercial medicines: Compounded medication is available at a much lesser cost than that of commercial drugs....