Webinar: Responsible Reduction of Reliance on Reflux Medicines

Where: Online CPE: 1.5 CPE points When is it appropriate to reduce acid suppression medication? How can we support gradual deprescribing and reduce the long-term risks of pharmaceutical medicines? Compounding Pharmacist and Naturopath, Diana Boot, will discuss the pharmacology of acid suppressing medication and explain the physiology driving withdrawal and rebound. She will review evidence-based natural medicines for the management of gastro oesophageal reflux while restoring healthy gastric function. Available compounding ingredients include alginate, aloe vera, slippery elm, prebiotics and zinc carnosine. She will highlight the benefits of their use, discuss some areas of caution and step you through the process of creating a bespoke compounded prescription to meet your patients' unique needs. Presenter: Diana Boot Diana graduated from pharmacy in 1989 and has since worked in hospital, industry and community pharmacy settings. She bought her first pharmacy in 2007 and currently owns two compounding pharmacies in Sydney's north. Diana's journey into integrative health began when a regular pharmacy customer walked in with a pile of scripts and said he would return after he bought his lunch. The patient's scripts were for blood pressure, cholesterol and acid lowering drugs. The patient returned with his lunch of a pie, a sausage roll and a Coke. The experience highlighted the need for more wholistic approaches to health and led to Diana enrolling in nutrition and naturopathy studies. Today, Diana's clinical practice is focused on deprescribing: helping people reduce their reliance on pharmaceutical medicines for conditions that can be managed effectively with more integrative approaches, such as mood, gut and metabolic conditions Diana and her husband founded Natural Script, a bespoke dispensary service empowering practitioners to create personalised medicines tailored to the specific needs of their patients. She supports practitioners to confidently prescribe high-quality bespoke compounds, including nutritional and pharmaceutical compounds, liquid herbs, herbal creams and pessaries, and practitioner only supplements. https://events.humanitix.com/webinar-ppi-s-supporting-transition

Where: Online CPE: 1.5 CPE points When is it appropriate to reduce acid suppression medication? How can we support gradual deprescribing and reduce the long-term risks of pharmaceutical medicines? Compounding Pharmacist and Naturopath, Diana Boot, will discuss the pharmacology of acid suppressing medication and explain the physiology driving withdrawal and rebound. She will review evidence-based natural medicines for the management of gastro oesophageal reflux while restoring healthy gastric function. Available compounding ingredients include alginate, aloe vera, slippery elm, prebiotics and zinc carnosine. She will highlight the benefits of their use, discuss some areas of caution and step you through the process of creating a bespoke compounded prescription to meet your patients' unique needs. Presenter: Diana Boot Diana graduated from pharmacy in 1989 and has since worked in hospital, industry and community pharmacy settings. She bought her first pharmacy in 2007 and currently...