August 6, 2026

Is Your Medication Sun Sensitive?

You might be familiar with photosensitivity or sun sensitivity. It’s a condition where your skin overreacts to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or tanning beds, causing burns or itchy rashes. However, did you know some medications can...
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Amy Barber standing in the retail area of Yurek Pharmacy with lift chairs and canes behind her, with the message that prevention is key in looking after your health.
March 17, 2026

Preventing Accidental Poisoning

Responsible use of medication significantly benefits our health and wellbeing. However, if not taken carefully, there can be fatal outcomes such as poisoning. Poisoning occurs when a harmful substance is swallowed, inhaled, injected or absorbed into the body....
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September 22, 2021

Eat, Drink, but Be Weary

By: Steve Bond, BScPhm, RPh, CDEY Food is an integral part of our lives. Every cell in our body requires nutrients and vitamins to survive and we have a deep social and spiritual connection to food. Like food,...
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August 18, 2021

Medication Adherence

By: Peter Yurek The treatment of various medical conditions often includes the use of prescription drugs. These medications are effective, but their full benefit is not realized because many patients do not take them as prescribed. According to...
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July 14, 2020

A Tough Pill to Swallow

As a compounding pharmacist, I spend time making medications into forms such as liquids, gummies and even lollipops.  For those who are unable to swallow tablets and capsules, it offers an option to take medicines. Many drugs, however,...
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June 22, 2020

Drug Induced Photosensitivity

Some medications can make the skin more sensitive to the sun leading to inflammation, redness and swelling similar to a sunburn. Sensitivity can be of two types: Phototoxicity happens when UV radiation interacts with medications in the skin and...
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January 15, 2020

Are Your Painkillers Hurting You?

You decided it was time to clean up the yard. You dug your golf clubs out and decided on 18 holes instead of 9.  Those pesky spring storms have caused a flair in your arthritis. There are a...
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August 18, 2017

This is the Bottom Line on Making Rash Decisions

Anyone who is a parent knows that we try to protect our kids. Responsible parents make sure their children get adequate rest, proper nutrition and required vaccinations. (If there are any anti-vax parents reading this, please direct all...
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June 6, 2017

Talking to Your Kids About Drugs

As parents, we talk to our kids.  We ask them about school, which YouTube Videos they`re watching, about their friends.   How many of us are comfortable having serious talks about subjects such as drug use.     It is imperative...
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June 6, 2017

Make Sure You Always Have a Plan “Bee”

By: Steve Bond, BScPhm, RPh, CDE Warm summer nights, bountiful crops growing in the fields, children playing in the streets.  Ah the world seems right. But a menace awaits — a black and yellow, swarming, stinging, flying pest....
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June 6, 2017

Don’t Sweep Your Drugs under the Rug

By: Steve Bond, BScPhm, RPh, CDE May is a time for spring cleaning, spring flowers and of course Mother's Day. So why not bring your mom some flowers and while you're there, clean out her medicine cabinet? May...
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June 6, 2017

Avoiding Medication Mishaps

According to Statistics Canada, two-thirds of seniors are taking five or more medications per day and one-quarter take 10 or more. While the benefits of these therapies are often clear, there is a darker more sinister side: Adverse...
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