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Suffering pain? Is a compounded pain cream right for you?

A few weeks back I went to a very interesting seminar in Vancouver for compounding pharmacies. The topic was pain and compounding pain relief creams. It was a special event for Pharmasave stores that are partners with PCCA (the leader in quality compounding pharmacy supplies, products and education).   A whole day of talking about […]

What is a Compounding Pharmacy? And why should you care?

In the spring of 2016 we installed a compounding lab here at Pharmasave Summerland.  What that means is that we are able to make special medications that are not available from regular drug manufacturers.    We have the equipment, quality products and trained staff to create unique prescription medications customized to your needs.  That is why these special, compounded medications can also […]

Medical Cannabis. How can a pharmacist help?

Cannabis for Medical Purposes    We have been receiving many questions from patients about using Cannabis for Medical Purposes.      There is still a lot of confusion though about how to legally access Cannabis, who is a candidate to use it, the legally available options for administering it, as well as how to dose it.   […]

3 Local Yoga Experts Reveal Benefits of Yoga..and answer other questions

“If only there was something we could do to reduce stress, improve our mental and physical health and just make us feel better!!”  “If only there was an ancient practice, tested and refined over thousands of years that could help us.”  Wait, there is.    If you haven’t guessed it, I’m talking about yoga.    […]

Sweet Dreams?

One of the best practices you can have in order to aspire to optimal health is healthy sleep. Sleep is essential for your body to repair and recharge. Sleep deprivation can lead to higher risk of chronic health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Not to mention the efffects on others when […]

Meet Dr. Deirdre O’neill

In our ongoing efforts to highlight some of the great health care professionals in Summerland, BC and surrounding areas we are pleased to introduce one of the newest practitioners to the area.   We have some informative answers from Naturopathic doctor, Dr. Deirdre O’Neill.  Just by reading her answers you can get a sense of her […]

Do you have a hormone imbalance?

Q&A with Dr. Grant Pagdin

This is the second blog post in a series of interviews highlighting the great health care resources in our outstanding Okanagan Valley. This interview is with a medical doctor out of Kelowna, named Dr. Grant Pagdin, who went from emergency medicine and treating people in critical situations to wanting to help people prevent medical problems. […]