article thumbnail

Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

The first article was published in 2007, and it showed LDN as an effective and safe therapy for Crohn’s disease. [4] It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly. It needs to be compounded into lower doses by a professional compounding pharmacy.

article thumbnail

Contamination Trends & Proposed Solutions

ISPE

Microbial Contaminants From 2007 to 2021, 90 cases of contamination due to microorganisms were reported, with 61 caused by bacteria, 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 23 by viruses, 11 , 12 and 6 by fungi. 5 , 8 Compounding pharmacies were commonly mentioned as sources of microbial cross-contamination, especially in the US. Busch, P.

article thumbnail

Blood Sugar, Hashimoto’s, Ozempic, Metformin and Berberine

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Compounding pharmacies will sometimes repackage these drugs, or create lower or different concentrations than what’s typically available. 2007 Mar;2(2):366-73. Most doctors will have patients start with low doses to reduce any potential GI side effects, then increase the dose based on their response and tolerance. Diabetes Care.