WALKING AWAY??? Think again! Who really is to gain from the Pharmacist’s counselling?

Tales abound to the injuries attributed to DRUG MISUSE AND ABUSE. We have lives, fertility and huge finance lost to septic abortion, for young and mature ladies who tried an abortion adventure with Misoprostol and D & C.

WALKING AWAY??? Think again! Who really is to gain from the Pharmacist’s counselling?

Tales abound to the injuries attributed to DRUG MISUSE AND ABUSE. We have lives, fertility and huge finance lost to septic abortion, for young and mature ladies who tried an abortion adventure with Misoprostol and D & C.

HOW AND WHY PSYCHOTHERAPY IS A RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE!

Health is defined as a state of physical, mental and Social Wellbeing and not the mere absence of disease. Thus a mentally or psychologically challenged or unstable guy isn't healthy.

WHY YOU MUST NOT MISUSE YOUR DRUGS ANY MORE by Pharm. (Dr) Nwako, CNN & Ebirim, Joseph O

Pharm. (Dr.) Nwako, CNN - Chief Pharmacist

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Drug misuse can be defined as the use of a (medicinal) substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines. In other words, drug misuse is the wrong use of a drug for a purpose and in a way different from how it ought to be used at that time.

THE HARSH ECONOMY & OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS OUR HEALTH

The economic peril of our time is so glaring that the blind can make a powerful sketch of it but worse still is the fact that many of us are not actively thinking of how to pull through both in the short and long terms.

READ CHINWE'S HIV STORY AND LEARN AMAZING FACTS ABOUT HIV/AIDS

The Awareness of HIV/AIDS has been on for quite a while, particularly about the importance of voluntary screening for those who are exposed to the risk factors of HIV/AIDS but it seems young people are still reluctant to appreciate this message of caution.

In an interview with Chinwe, a 27year old graduate and civil servant, she narrated to Pharma-Guide Nigeria how she discovered she was HIV positive.

HIV/AIDS: Driving out Ignorance and its prices

At Pharma-Guide Nigeria, we begin our series of advocacy posts on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a bid to drive out the syndromes of HIV-ignorance among our people.

We realize that the lack of knowledge about the disease pattern continues to challenge efforts daily made to check the spread of this disease.

Ignorance has led to stigmatization against infected persons and worst still, self-stigmatization has led to poor compliance to medications and hence an increase in mortality. It is within the arms of ignorance that HIV/AIDS as a disease becomes a person's worst nightmare.

We invite our readers to send in questions to pharmaguidenigeria@gmail.com, or comment under our posts and be sure to get answers and their identity and information will be kept confidential. Also follow us on Twitter @pharmaguidengr and on Facebook.com/pharmaguidenigeria

There are so many discoveries, health and drug information as well as hopeful stories to share about HIV/AIDS Disease, please be a part of this.

Pharm. Ebirim, Joseph O
CEO & Founder, Pharma-Guide Nigeria
+2348033999004
ebirimjoseph.o@gmail.com

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT PHARMACIES KEEP AND DISPENSE POISONS?

Yes, Pharmacies keep and dispense poisons when prescribed for a patient by a recognized and an appropriate prescriber! In addition, Pharmacies have a “Poisons Register” where the “receiver” signs for the poisons he or she receives and the prescription sheets are kept back there for record purposes.

"THE AMPICLOX CRAZE" - BEEEEEECHAM? I MEAN, BEEEEEECHAAAM!!!

Community Pharmacists and others who handle and sell drugs in our country can attest to the reality that AMPICLOX is greatly misused in our society. AMPICLOX is the short form for the antibacterial combination, Ampicillin & Cloxacillin.

It is not rare to find someone rush into the shop and request for Ampiclox for whatever reasons.

Ampiclox is misused for so many reasons and in so many ways such as:

SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATHS: "PEOPLE SHOULD NOT WAIT TO BE CARRIED TO THE HOSPITAL..." Says, Chief Consultant Physician & Cardiologist

According to Medscape, Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to cardiac causes that occurs in a short time period (generally within 1 hour of symptom onset) in a person with known or unknown cardiac disease.

For only those who care about staying healthy: 10 WAYS TO COPE WITH THIS HARSH DRY WEATHER

There is no doubt about the hazardous nature of the dry harsh weather of  the Harmattan season. This season which often starts from the last two months of the year right up to January and beyond brings an unusual feeling of dehydration to the body, dustiness to the surroundings and consequently increased manifestations of bacterial and viral infections such as Conjunctivitis, flu, rhinitis and other respiratory tract infections, gastroenteritis, etc.

THIS IS WHAT THE CEO HAS TO SAY...

FROM OUR GRATEFUL HEARTS!

We at PHARMA-GUIDE NIGERIA are very happy to know that indeed a beautiful year 2015 has come to an end. It couldn’t have been this beautiful without the able support of all our readers, crew, patrons & reviewers, fans, friends and well-wishers.

[WOMEN'S HEALTH] EVER EXPERIENCED SCANTY MENSTRUAL FLOW? WORRY LESS, KNOW THE FACTS!

An abnormally light menstrual blood flow. It is also known as hypomenorrhoea. It can occur normally especially if the experience runs through genetic lines.

Pregnancy is not prevented by this kind of flow

Causes:

• Genetics
• Side effects of hormonal contraception methods like oral pills, IUDs, hormonal implants -  the relatively low estrogen in this contraceptives reduces the growth of endometrium hence there is little to shed during menstruation
• Age: early in puberty and just before menopause – endometrial lining isn’t developing normally
•  Low thyroid hormone level, high prolactin level, high insulin level, high androgen level and problems with some hormones can cause anovulation and also lead to scanty flow.
• Asherman’s syndrome (intrauterine adhesions)
•  Plastic operation of the uterine or myomectomy
• Emotional and Nervous factors such as stressful periods and excitement and anxiety over some expectations and events can lead to low production of estrogen and progesterone
• Low body fat due to excessive exercise and crash dieting

Diagnostic approaches include:

• Blood tests to ascertain levels of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Leutinizing Hormone (LH), estrogen, insulin, prolactin. Insulin and androgen levels are high in polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Ultra sonogram (also known as scan) – to ascertain the thickness of the endometrium, size of the ovaries, growth of follicles, to determine ovulation as well as other abnormalities.
• Dilation and Curretage (D & C) and MRI scans may sometimes be needed to help detect other possible causes of scanty flow

 TREATMENT: 

See your Doctor for proper assessment and diagnosis.

REFERENCES

1. everydayhealth.com (image)
2. gynaeonline.com
3. wikipedia.com

JUST IN CASE YOU DID NOT GET THE HARD COPY, HERE IT IS - PHARMA-GUIDE DIGEST 1

To our esteemed readers and friends, because we would like everyone to read what we have put together, we are glad to now present to you copies of the premier edition of our bulletin, Pharma-Guide Digest.

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