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Compounding – The Perfect Mix

15 Aug 2019

One of the most used pieces of equipment in the Super Thrifty Pharmacy compounding lab is our Electronic Mortar and Pestle. Mixing is an extremely important part of the compounding process. If a compound is mixed improperly, you may end up with uneven drug distribution throughout, leading to [...]

Compounding For Pets and Animals

12 Aug 2019

Pets can get sick just as people can, but you can’t communicate to your pet the importance of taking medicine. If you are a pet owner, you know how hard it can be to give medications to animals. Whether it is taste, swallowing issues, or just plain aversion, you have no doubt found yourself [...]

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UV Protection, Now and for the Future

15 Jul 2019

Keeping kids safe from the harmful effects of sun damage to skin is very important. Some estimates are that kids are likely to receive 80% of their lifetime sun exposure during the first 18 years of life. One study estimated that regular use of sunscreen before age 18 would reduce the lifetime [...]

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Itching for Summer?

10 Jul 2019

Summer in Manitoba provides so many opportunities to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. It also provides a wide array of annoyances like mosquitos, swimmers itch, poison ivy, prickly heat rash and sunburn to name a few, which can all leave us itching and scratching.

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Six Items That Should Be On Your Summer Packing List

5 Jul 2019

Everyone should have a first aid kit readily available in case of an emergency this summer, whether you're at home or on the road. Here are a few affordable suggestions for essential first aid products that you may want to pack in your kit when you head out to enjoy the great outdoors.

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Choosing the Right Sunscreen

4 Jul 2019

Summer brings us outside to enjoy the pleasures and benefits of the great outdoors. Detracting from that pure pleasure is the knowledge that there were an estimated 81,700 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer predicted in Canada for 2013. We can protect ourselves against skin cancer, one of the [...]

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Don’t Get Burned – The Dangers of DIY Sunscreen

5 Jun 2019

The motivation behind making sunscreen from scratch, other than cutting costs, is ingredient control. While it makes sense to be concerned about what chemicals could be absorbed into your skin, it’s important to remember that all sunscreens go through rigorous Health Canada testing before being [...]

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Leaves of Three? Let it Be

5 Jun 2019

“Leaves of three, let it be, berries of white, run in fright” Those who’ve needed treatment for a poison ivy rash are not likely to forget the experience and are forever on the lookout for the glossy, three-leafed plants that provoke an allergic reaction in about 85 per cent of the [...]

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Beware of the Bite

5 Jun 2019

Don’t forget to protect yourself from summers bite! Bug bites can cause a number of health issues, from itchiness to potentially serious diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease. Insect repellent can help protect you but be sure to use only as directed. All insect repellents sold in [...]

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Should all Baby Boomers be tested for Hepatitis C?

30 May 2019

By Mark Mercure, Bsc. PHARM My favourite questions that I receive in the pharmacy are the ones that require me to do some reading to find the right answer. A few days ago, I was asked by a patient whether it was true that all Baby Boomers should be getting tested for Hepatitis C infection. […]