Author: Chris Schwerdt
Chris Schwerdt, PharmD is a clinical pharmacist with over two decades of experience in long-term care, pharmacy operations, and regulatory consulting. He has led closed-door pharmacy businesses and serves on Pharmacy & Therapeutics committees for both industry and government programs. His work focuses on medication policy development, formulary strategy, and optimizing patient care through drug utilization review. Chris is affiliated with ASCP, ASHP, and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
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General Illness Information Medical Term: IRITIS Common Name: None Specified Description: Inflammation of the iris and the ciliary muscle ( the ring of colored tissue surrounding the pupil of the eye). This is also referred to as Anterior uveitis Causes: Infection that spreads to the eye from other body parts. Common causes include: Toxoplasmosis. Tuberculosis. Histoplasmosis. Syphilis. Sarcoidosis. Viruses (herpes simplex or zoster). Injury to the eye. Autoimmune reaction. Unknown in…
General Illness Information Common Name: Lung Cancer (Bronchogenic Carcinoma) Medical Term: None Specified Description: A highly malignant primary lung tumor that accounts for most cases of lung cancer and has a very poor prognosis. It is the second most common cancer in men (13%) and the third most common cancer in women (13%). It is the leading cause of cancer death among men (32%) and women (25%), and its incidence…
General Information Application: Dietary supplement System Components and Performance Dolomite is a natural magnesium and calcium carbonate more often white, pale yellow or gray. The mineral is quite fragile. The glitter of the stone on edges is glass, cleavage in unit is matte. It should be noted that dolomite powder effervesces in chilled hydrochloric acid, while pieces of the mineral dissolve in it very slowly, but they dissolve rapidly in hot…
General Information Common name: catmint, catnip Scientific term: Nepeta cataria Description: Catnip is a valuable remedy in cases of respiratory tract infection. Drinking hot herbal catmint tea increases sweating, and therefore effectively reduces heat, and also acts as a natural remedy for reducing hyperemia. This plant is useful during bronchitis and asthma, in viral rashes on the skin, such as chicken pox or measles. Catnip is an excellent natural remedy…
General Information Common name: Cat’s Claw Scientific term: Uncaria tomentosa, Acacia greggii Description: Cat’s claw is a biologically active additive with a general strengthening and immunostimulating effect, used for increased physical activity and mental stress, as well as unacceptable eating disorders. Classification and useful properties: Cat’s claw is a perennial plant that belongs to the Rubiaceae family. The plant is a tree liana, which grows in South and Central America,…
General Information Description: Calendula is a medicinal plant. Сalendula blossoms are beautiful orange-yellow flowers, and in addition to the fact that it is used for medicinal purposes, it is widely distributed in decorative floriculture. In domestic pharmacology this plant is very much appreciated. Flowers of plants of yellow or orange color are collected in inflorescences-baskets. Calendula fruit is a seed pod. The fruit outside is of irregular surface with presence…
General Information Description: Calophyllum lanigerum is an evergreen brushwood or tree growing from 2 – 38 metres tall. The bole, which is usually without root spurs, is up to 81 cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber. Calanolide A is produced from Calophyllum lanigerum var austrocoriaceum, an exceedingly rare representative of the Guttiferae or mangosteen family. Samples of Calophyllum Lanigerum var austrocoriaceum were first…
General Information Latin name: Arctium lappa Description: Burdock is a two-year-old plant with a hard stem and large leaves. In the first year a few leaves grow, and in the next one there appears a stem, with a reddish tint at the top. The plant has sweet taste and specific smell. It grows in steppe, forest-steppe zones, less often in forests. Benefits and medicinal properties Burdock medicinal properties in practice were proved…
General Information Description: Borage – a pharmacopeia plant of many European countries, is part of some biologically active additives. Indications: Dishes in combination with Borage are recommended by Western nutritionists for people with: metabolic disorders; vascular ailments; neurasthenia; digestive system problems; constipation; intestinal colic; neurotic disorders; dermatosis; headache; insomnia; heart neuroses; asthenia; anxiety and irritability; depressive conditions. Chemical Composition: Leaves and shoots of borage contain: fatty acids; resins; saponins; mucous…
General Information Description: Bupleurum is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family. Preparations based on Bupleurum have choleretic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antipyretic, analgesic, wound-healing, capillary-strengthening and antitumor effect. Medicinal forms: For medicinal purposes, the entire aboveground part is used, the roots are used less often. People make infusions and decoctions, used for neuroses, gastrointestinal diseases and hepatitis. Bupleurum flowers are used in diseases of the heart, roots – with…
