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Book your flu shot at Kersbrook, One Tree Hill and Cudlee Creek – Call 08 8483 4721 Why take the Flu Shot? The flu Vaccine protects against influenza. Although all the hype lately is on the COVID vaccine. The flu or influenza can be fatal too. Influenza is a highly...

  What is Menopause? Menopause is when women reach an age where they don't experience a menstrual period for 12 months. The average age of Menopause is around 51 years. It usually begins between the ages of 45 and 55. Every women's menopause experience is unique....

Customised medication such as nasal sprays and oral gels, sounds like something from the past. Your doctor prescribes you the pharmaceutical ingredients which are biologically active. You take them to a pharmacist and they will manufacture them from scratch as they...

What Is a Compounded Drug? A compounded medication is the kind of thing you won't find on regular pharmacy shelves. You'll need to look for a compounding pharmacy in case you have a compounded prescription. This kind of drug is created for each patient, adjusting...

Compounded drugs, or extemporaneous drugs, refer to those drugs manipulated for individual patients. All medications used to be like that, back in the 1900s. Raw ingredients are gathered following a patient-specific prescription. The Pharmacy Board of Australia...

A compounding pharmacy is a special kind of pharmacy that can make customised medications. Whereas most pharmacies dispense medications that have been made elsewhere, a compounding pharmacist can make the medications themselves. In some cases, the mass-produced...

Hair loss (Alopecia) Hair loss known as Alopecia appears in many different ways. It can be temporary or permanent. It can be due to heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions, medications or a normal part of aging. There are a lot of myths too! We will try to...

Tinnitus is the perception of hearing noises that not caused by an external source. Tinnitus involves the sensation of hearing sound when no external sound is present. Tinnitus symptoms may include these types of phantom noises in your ears: Ringing Buzzing Roaring...

People commonly come into the pharmacy to ask for advice on heartburn or reflux. The most frequently prescribed medications in Australia are for reflux.  In general, most people will attempt to self-treat their reflux or heartburn symptoms. However, receiving proper...