Posts Tagged ‘hrt’
Quick Update
When I started this blog, my goal was to post at least every two weeks with quality content. I’ve just come back from a major conference, followed by a few days off, where I tried to think about pharmacy as little as possible. Now I’m back, and have a hectic day job to keep me […]
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Tags: acupuncture, bioident, bioidentical, homeopathy, hrt, naturopathy, oprah, pharmacy practice
As a follow-up to a previous post on bioidentical hormone replacement, I thought it would be helpful to quickly review the major herbal and alternative medicine products available to treat menopausal symptoms. The market is large, and the treatments are ubiquitous in pharmacies, so they’re worth of some science-based scrutiny.
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Tags: bht, black cohosh, dong quai, evening primrose oil, flax, hot flashes, hrt, menopause, nufem, nutrafem, promensil, red clover, remifemin, soy
The interest in bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) has seemingly exploded of late, due in part to celebrity books and daytime television discussion. Suzanne Somers, author of multiple books on BHT, recently made her case for BHT on Oprah. According to Somers, BHT is a veritable “juice of life“; appropriate for women from their twenties right […]
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Tags: bhrt, bioidentical, bioidenticals, cbc, estrogen, hormone, hrt, pharmacy compounding, pharmacy practice, pharmacy regulation, progesterone, suzanne somers
