Tag: pharmacy

It’s time for pharmacies to stop selling sugar pills

Why are pharmacies selling sugar pills to consumers that are packaged like medicine? And what will it take for pharmacies to stop?

/ July 16, 2015

IgG Food Intolerance Tests: What does the science say?

I spend a lot of time as a pharmacist discussing side effects and allergies to drugs. For your own safety, I won’t recommend or dispense a drug until I know your allergy status. I don’t limit the history to drugs—I want to know anything you’re allergic to, be it environmental, food, insects, or anything else. Allergies can create true therapeutic challenges: We...

/ February 2, 2012