(BHRT) Bio-identical hormone restoration therapy is when we replenish the body with a hormone that is naturally produced within it by using medications that have the identical chemical structure as what the body produces.

Synthetic products have many additions to the hormone’s chemical structure, allowing them to be patented by drug companies. This means that these drugs are substituting hormones, not restoring them, and may change how they act in the body. Bio-identical hormones are natural and identical to what the body produces.

• Estrogen: Relieves symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, hair loss, dry skin, anxiety/irritability, vaginal dryness, diminished sex drive, and many others. It may reduce the risk of heart disease, aid in the prevention of osteoporosis, and improve skin health.

• Progesterone: Acts as a natural diuretic and eliminates excess sodium and fluid. It can stimulate bone formation by working with estrogen to slow bone loss and promote growth. Other benefits are that it has the ability to lower cholesterol levels and helps fight insomnia.

• Testosterone: Can maintain/improve libido; increase bone mineral density and strength; maintain lean body mass, strength, and stamina; provide cardiovascular protection; and lower cholesterol.

Pain is one of the most common symptoms for which individuals seek medical help. We know how important it is to treat your pain, because even if the underlying disease is being treated, pain can be detrimental to your quality of life. Effective pain management is more than just symptom relief; it’s about restoring your comfort, functionality, and lifestyle. Compounding allows us to work with you and your practitioner to solve problems by customizing the medication to your needs.

Many traditionally prescribed oral pain relief medications help with symptoms, but can also result in stomach irritation and other unwanted side effects like drowsiness or dizziness. By compounding a pain relief solution for you, the pharmacist can provide alternate methods of delivery, such as a topical gel, cream, or spray foam to be directly applied to the site of pain. This allows for the medication to treat the pain directly, rather than affecting other areas of your body, such as your stomach.

Compounded pain formulations can include several types of drugs in one form, which is often ideal for conditions like arthritis, joint and muscle pain, and localized acute injury. Combining multiple agents into one medication form to treat your pain will also allow for smaller concentrations of each medication to be used.

'Colour outside the lines’ when it comes to your child’s health. Many children have difficulty swallowing capsules or tablets, especially when it involves more than one medication during the day, or may have certain preferences when it comes to medication flavours. Additionally, many manufactured medications are not labeled for the pediatric population, making it hard to find a suitable dosage form for children. That’s where we come in. Unlike traditional pharmacies, our compounding pharmacist can find alternative dosage forms, flavours, or strength variations that may better suit your child’s size, weight, allergies, drug tolerance, and preferences.

• Different dosage forms, such as lollipops, syrups, liquid suspensions, freezer pops, lozenges, and other forms.

• Flavor changes, such as cherry, bubblegum, and marshmallow.

• Remove ingredients that your child may be allergic to, such as lactose, sugars, and alcohol.

When your physician prescribes a medication for your child’s specific condition, come to Ryan’s Pharmacy to chat with a pharmacist about what might be an effective compound for your child, including what they like or dislike. We know that getting a child to take their medications can be challenging, but innovative compounding techniques provide alternative specialized dosing forms and flavoring to meet your child’s needs. Together with you and your practitioner, we’ll find the best way to get your child the care they need.

The Rectal Rocket is a unique suppository used for the treatment of hemorrhoids. Made in our compounding lab, this product can be purchased without a prescription from a doctor. The Rectal Rocket’s design is customized with a contoured front end and a flared bottom that helps keep it in place. Unlike other suppositories that often slip into the rectum over time, the flared end of the Rectal Rocket keeps the medication in place for approximately 4-6 hours. It also has a slit that runs the entire length of the suppository that allows for the passage of gas without causing it to fall out. The Rectal Rocket contains hydrocortisone to decrease swelling, burning, and itching, as well as lidocaine or diltiazem to decrease pain, and has been shown to be very effective in promoting the healing of anal fissures and hemorrhoids, most cured within two applications.

Life is constantly challenging our minds and bodies to stay in balance. Stress, illness, diet, lifestyle, and exercise all have great influence on your physiologic and metabolic systems. We know that each individual is unique and requires different nutrients in order to optimize their body’s overall health.

At Ryan’s, we can customize our nutritional supplement formulations to meet your specific needs! Our capsules are packed with nothing more than the required dosages of active ingredients - that means no fillers, binders, excipients, colourings, disintegrants and dilutions, which can comprise up to 85% of the typical off-the-shelf supplement.

We strive to keep your body in balance and optimize your physiological and metabolic function through the use of various vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbals - everything you need, and nothing that you don’t.