Have a veggie or fruit recipe you’d like to share? Post it in the comments section of this post! Have questions about skin care? Come in and talk to our pharmacist! Live Oak Pharmacy is Austin’s pharmacy and we are also a compounding pharmacy, but our number one focus is your health and wellness. Visit us today at 1611 W 5th Street or call us to talk to one of our team members at 512-476-8979.

To read more about this study, CLICK HERE.

 

In 2011 there were nearly 280 drug shortages which was an increase of 58% from 2010*. There are a variety of reasons why there are shortages including:

• Raw material shortages
• Discontinued Manufactured drugs
• Supply and demand of manufacturing
• Acquisitions, mergers and other factors of generic manufacturers have had an effect as well on the number of suppliers manufacturing these drugs

The good news is compounding pharmacies like Live Oak Pharmacy can help. Our pharmacy team is trained and equipped in compounding and can provide physicians and patients these much-needed medications. Additionally our pharmacists work with physicians and patients to answer questions and assist in providing solutions to drug shortage issues.

If you’re in the Austin area and have questions about compounding or need to speak with a member of our pharmacy team, please come in today. Live Oak Pharmacy, an Austin compounding pharmacy, is located at 1611 W 5th Street in Austin Texas (2 blocks east of MoPac). You can also call us at 512-476-8979.

About Compounding: Pharmacy compounding is the long-established tradition in pharmacy practice that enables physicians to prescribe and patients to take medicines that are specially prepared by pharmacists to meet patients’ individual needs.**

About Live Oak Pharmacy: Established in April of 2010, Live Oak Pharmacy is Austin’s Compounding Pharmacy. We specialize in providing customized solutions for prescribers and patients and work as part of the healthcare team to ensure the best possible results. For more information about us, please visit us at the store at 1611 W 5th Street (2 blocks east of MoPac) in Austin, TX or visit us online at LiveOakRx.com

*According to the FDA

**The following was taken from IACP’s Website. IACP is The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists a non-profit association founded in 1991 to protect, promote and advance the art and science of the pharmacy compounding profession.

 

Drug maker Endo Pharmaceuticals released a statement that Voltaren® gel is on back order and they cannot estimate a release date. So what are your options? The folks over at GoodRx have listed some commercially available products as possible substitutes (Flector patches, Pennsaid solution and Lidoderm patches) but we’d like to introduce you to the idea of compounding the solution. Because Voltaren® gel is on back order, our pharmacy team here at Live Oak Pharmacy can compound Diclofenac 1% Gel.

Simply call in or write a prescription for “Diclofenac 1% Gel Compounded” with the size needed and our pharmacy team will compound it for your patient. If you have questions about filling compounded prescriptions for your patients, drug shortages or general pharmacy questions give us a call today at 512-476-8979 and ask to speak to a member of our pharmacy team.

If you’re currently a patient who has a prescription for Voltaren® 1% Gel – call us at Live Oak Pharmacy 512-476-8979 and we’ll discuss your options with you and your prescriber.

About Compounding: Pharmacy compounding is the long-established tradition in pharmacy practice that enables physicians to prescribe and patients to take medicines that are specially prepared by pharmacists to meet patients’ individual needs.*

About Live Oak Pharmacy: Established in April of 2010, Live Oak Pharmacy is Austin’s Compounding Pharmacy. We specialize in providing customized solutions for prescribers and patients and work as part of the healthcare team to ensure the best possible results. For more information about us, please visit us at the store at 1611 W 5th Street (2 blocks east of MoPac) in Austin, TX or visit us online at LiveOakRx.com

*The following was taken from IACP’s Website. IACP is The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists a non-profit association founded in 1991 to protect, promote and advance the art and science of the pharmacy compounding profession.

 

South By Southwest is coming up in just a day and we’ve got some of our recommended items that you may want to have on you!

1. help I have an aching body – carrying around swag, trying to look fabulous in heels and hoofing it all over downtown . . . need we say more?

2. Emergen-C – It’s orange (we’re in Austin) and it’s loaded with vitamin C. Chances are you’re not going to be prone to scurvy during SXSW but there are other benefits to vitamin C.

3. Visine – it gets the red out.

4. EO Hand Sanitizer – Germs – they’re everywhere. Someone sneezes, covers their mouth with their hand, and bam they touch something. Hand sanitizer to the rescue – plus our EO hand sanitizer won’t dry out our hands like other products.

5. Blowfish – this is a newcomer to the game and recently FDA approved to get rid of a hangover – have questions about how it works? We’ve got a pharmacist on staff that can tell you all about it!

 

Want more information on how to keep your heart healthy? Talk with our pharmacy team at our downtown Austin pharmacy. Also check out this article from Forbes on the Best Exercises To Do At Your Desk

Live Oak Pharmacy is an Austin compounding pharmacy. We work with you and your prescriber to make sure you get the right medication for you and your family. And that includes your pets too. We compound pet medications too!

 

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We must embrace the past so we learn from it and move forward to a better tomorrow.

Dr. James McCune Smith was the first African-American to earn a medical degree and to run a pharmacy in the United States. Dr. Smith attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland because American institutions of higher education would not accept him.

Returning to states, Dr. Smith settled in New York City in 1837 and became the United States’ first professionally trained African-American physician. He also opened what has been called the first black pharmacy in the United States, which was located on West Broadway.

Today we remember the career and life of Dr. James McCune Smith for his ambition, care and dedication to the practice of pharmacy.

 

Traveling this holiday season? Check out these tips from Live Oak Pharmacy’s Pharmacist & Co-Owner, Nathan Pope, Pharm.D.!

1. Be sure to keep your medications in your carry-on in the event of lost or delayed luggage, for information on what is and is not allowed by the TSA, please click here.
2. Don’t forget your medication list. In an emergency it can make all the difference – don’t have one? Download one here http://retwt.me/1KCiy
3. Keep your medications, including over-the-counter medications, in their original packaging. You don’t want to take the wrong medication.
4. Remember that your pharmacist is an important part of your health care team!

Also check out these tips for coping with Jet Lag from Dr. Weihl.

Live Oak Pharmacy is an Austin Compounding Pharmacy. We focus on an integrative approach to healthcare. To learn more about Live Oak Pharmacy, an Austin Pharmacy, visit our Austin downtown pharmacy location at 1611 W 5th Street or visit us online at http://LiveOakRx.com