Psoriasis, one of the most common dermatoses, occurs in 1 to 3 percent of the population. Although it is rarely life-threatening, psoriasis can cause significant morbidity, social embarrassment, financial cost and disruption in patients’ lives. While patients with extensive and severe disease may require potent oral therapy, less severe psoriasis is typically treated with topical medications. In this post, we review some of the topical treatments available to psoriasis sufferers.
Compounding combines an ageless art with the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art technology, allowing specially trained professionals to prepare customized medications to meet each patient’s specific needs. The demand for professional compounding has increased as healthcare professionals and patients realize that the limited number of strengths and dosage forms that are commercially available do not meet the needs of many patients. It is becoming a key part of the personalized medicine revolution.
IBISWorld, a research firm,, estimated that about 63.0% of U.S. households (approximately 71.0 million) own a pet. Most of these, about 71% are cats and dogs. They predict that this number will continue to grow about 4% per year, mostly as the result of new...
In the next year 7 of the 10 top-selling drugs in the USA will lose their patents. These include Lipitor, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Plavix, Singulair, Actos, and Enbrel. If you are paying out-of-pocket you may want to switch to the generic version. Alert your pharmacist that...
As people age their requirement for thyroid hormone replacement might decrease because there is a natural reduction of thyroid hormone production, secretion, and degradation with the years. People taking levothyroxine, therefore, may require periodic dose reductions....
When appropriately used facing an imminent threat of radiation exposure, potassium iodide can protect the thyroid gland by saturating the gland with iodine thereby preventing radioactive Iodine-131 from entering the thyroid where it can lead to thyroid cancer and...
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