July 2023 on FaastPharmacy brought short, practical pieces you can use right away. The month covered dental local anesthetics, plant sterols for heart health, a couple of antiviral posts on entecavir and Hepatitis B, plus several supplement spotlights and practical guides for everyday health situations.
One post breaks down common local anesthetics used in the mouth — lidocaine, articaine, prilocaine and mepivacaine. You’ll get quick notes on how fast they work, how long they last, and which ones penetrate hard-to-numb areas better. That helps you ask smarter questions at the dentist: which anesthetic will they use and why?
Another clear guide explains plant sterols — what they are, how they lower cholesterol by blocking absorption, and how to add them to your diet through fortified foods or supplements. The post gives concrete benefits for heart health and tips on realistic intake from foods and spreads.
We published two pieces on entecavir and Hepatitis B prognosis. Both focus on the same practical point: entecavir is effective, but results depend on a few things you can control. Key factors are how advanced the infection is when treatment starts, sticking to the daily dose, the patient’s immune health, and baseline viral load. Regular monitoring and follow-up make a real difference.
Supplements got attention too. Lady’s Bedstraw and Lousewort were featured as dietary supplements with potential benefits for women’s wellbeing, digestion, immunity and mild inflammation. The posts highlight claimed benefits, typical uses, and common safety considerations — like checking interactions and starting with low doses.
We also added two practical care posts: seizure first aid training and doxylamine tips for new parents. The seizure guide gives short, lifesaving steps to protect someone during a seizure and explains why basic training matters. The sleep piece on doxylamine discusses when it might help tired new parents, side effects to watch for, and how to pair medication with simple sleep hygiene moves.
Use the dental anesthetic post to prep for dental visits and ask about onset and duration. Treat the plant sterol guide like a shopping checklist — look for fortified foods if you want a dietary boost. For entecavir, follow the monitoring and adherence tips and speak with a specialist about viral load and treatment goals. For supplements, read labels, check interactions, and talk to your clinician before starting. For emergency or sleep advice, use the seizure and doxylamine pieces as practical starting points, not substitutes for professional training or personalized medical advice.
If you missed a post in July 2023, this archive gives a quick map to those practical, short reads. Each article aims to help you make small, safer choices about medications, supplements and everyday health decisions.
