The latest compounding news, articles and updates from our pharmacy network.
February: the month of Valentine’s Day, chocolate, roses, date nights and love. For patients who are looking to bring back that spark, compounded oxytocin can be one way to enliven the mood and bring back the “love”. A naturally-occurring peptide hormone and neuropeptide produced by the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary, oxytocin is… Read more
For patients battling life with an autoimmune disease, low-dose naltrexone may offer new hope. Estimates indicate that there are at least 80 known autoimmune diseases (AID) that have been identified by the NIH and that anywhere from 30-50 million Americans are currently living with one. Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, thyroid disease, Crohn’s, multiple sclerosis; the list… Read more
The end of the year marks the peak of exciting celebrations and family gatherings: Thanksgiving, holiday parties, and New Year’s Eve. It’s a time when we want to feel our best, but for many of us, November and December are marked by feelings of low energy, malaise and a general sense of being run down… Read more
Like clockwork, the dreaded flu or influenza season is upon us with aches, pains, sneezing and exhaustion taking its toll on countless Americans nationwide. According to early estimates by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the last flu season cycle (2018-2019) resulted in 42.9 million cases of flu, 647,000 hospitalization, and up to 61,200 flu… Read more
In the decades that VLS Pharmacy and New Drug Loft pharmacy have been in business, we have heard our fair share of misconceptions about the work that we do. Below, we explore and debunk three of the most common sentiments we hear regularly from patients and providers alike. Misconception #1) Compounding pharmacies are out of… Read more
