What you must know about ketamine? How to use this in compounding?   What is Ketamine? Ketamine is an anaesthetic, antidepressant and analgesic drug used to treat many diseases. It induces a dizzy state while alleviating pain and creates a slight loss of memory. It helps in treating depression while keeping cardiac function, breathing, and reflexes functional. Ketamine is the biggest breakthrough when it comes to the treatment of depression within individuals. The effects of Ketamine generally stay in the body between five to twenty-five minutes. A few side effects include hallucinations, a slight increase in blood pressure and muscle...

What is Ayurveda? Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest medical systems and  found its roots from India approximately 3000-5000 years ago. This has been one of the traditional medicines in India. Ayurveda, a ‘Sanskrit’ word, is the knowledge of life and longevity. Ayurveda believes in maintaining balance with mind, body, spirit, and universe and is the wellbeing of the physical and mental health. However, there are specific medicines for treating health problems. In the United States, Ayurveda is known as ‘Complementary and Alternative medicine’. Ayurveda believes in the principle that the human body is made of five elements: fire,...

What is Dermatology or Skincare? Dermatology is the type of medicine associated with nails, hair, skin, its diseases, and a few cosmetic/aesthetic disorders. This is for both medical and surgical purposes. Why we need it? Here are the few symptoms that may require attention from a dermatologist: Your skin is itching You have spent a long day under the sun without sunscreen lotion or your skin is developing rashes or infection every time, you’re out in the sun Your skin has developed some red/ brown patches You are getting sudden moles on your skin Your skin has suddenly developed pimples...

What is Hospice? This is a type of medical care given to terminally ill patients either in their house or in a hospital/facility (inpatient) where the pain is managed as well as the patient’s emotional and spiritual needs. Hospice believes in the concept that everyone has the right to live pain-free and with complete self-respect. For the most part, along with the primary caregiver from the family, a nurse or hospice team visits the patient frequently to treat hospice patients. How can compounding medicine help in hospice treatment? Compounded medicines are customized, personalized medications formulated under expert physician’s guidance as...