Skin care — compounding

Why melatonin? Insomnia or sleep trouble can be due to a number of reasons… medication, stress, ageing,  overstimulation or just something peculiar to an individual … so use of a naturally occurring supplement like melatonin to top up our own production, is the ideal option.  It usually doesn’t have any adverse effects or the ‘hangover’ effect sometimes experienced with other prescription sleep medication.  And it unlikely that an individual taking melatonin will develop tolerance or become dependent, particularly when melatonin is taken on an as needed basis for short periods of time. Although there is a commercially available melatonin product available...

In a nut-shell… what is compounding ?Many of you may know a bit about compounding and what it’s all about. We are regular pharmacists who have been trained to formulate and make medications /supplements using the raw ingredients … mixing them up into various forms .. creams , capsules , solutions etc .. like the old fashioned mortar and pestle style of pharmacy !We as humans are unique , therefore our needs are medication-wise too.. compounding enables us to create, usually from a dr‘s prescription or over the counter, customised products to meet your needs and optimise your health outcomes. ...