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Safe Proofing a Home for Seniors – A Caregivers Guide!

November 16, 2018BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

Many Seniors today are staying at their homes longer with the help of caregivers or they are moving into their Children’s homes! If you’re a caregiver and are preparing your home or your Parents home for a Parent to live safely, then you’ll need some advice on what essential safe proofing steps you may need…

The Importance of Children Getting Daily Physical Activity

October 22, 2018BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

Remember when you were a kid, riding your bike to the corner store or playing baseball with a group of friends? Humans were not meant to sit around watching TV or playing video games all day long. Early humans were always on the move to hunt and gather food, escape predators, and to build shelter…

The Future of Virtual Doctor Visits With Mobile Devices!

September 21, 2018BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

Medical care could look like something out of a sci-fi film like Star Trek. Typically people call to make an appointment or visit a walk-in clinic, drive down to see the doctor and wait for an hour or two in a waiting room. That has been the standard practice for as long as we can remember. As technology…

Ideal Protein! A Weight Loss Solution That Works! – Testimonial

December 1, 2017BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

In 2015 my pharmacy began offering the Ideal Protein weight loss and management program. After receiving the training to be a coach for future clients I decided I would try the protocol myself. It had been 3 years and I still hadn’t lost the weight I gained while pregnant. I had tried many times to…

Prevention is Key? Yeah Right!

November 14, 2017BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

We’ve all heard that expression; but do we adhere to it? You would think that we would learn from our mistakes and for something we have. For example, years ago it was chique that everyone smoked and no one thought of the health repercussions of smoking until years later people started getting diagnosed with lung…

What’s New With Blood Pressure?

October 25, 2017BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

Managing Hypertension “What’s New” is the title page of Hypertension Canada’s 2016 CHEP guidelines booklet for the management of Hypertension. CHEP stands for Canadian Hypertension Education Program. The dedicated men and women who compose this important document are unpaid volunteers comprised of clinical and scientific healthcare professionals. They selflessly contribute their time and expertise to…

Lessons Learned from My Mother

October 19, 2017BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

By Frank Murgic President & CEO of Sunshine Drugs. Several years ago, I drove to my mother’s place to pick up a dinette table she no longer needed. The table was in good shape; the only reason she wanted to replace it was because the edges were too pointy, and she was worried the grandkids…

How Your Child Can Benefit From The New OHIP Plus Program

May 14, 2017BySunshine Drugs 0Comments

Perscriptions just got easier for children and young adults 24 years of age or younger. At the start of 2018, it was announced that over 4400 drug products are now free if you’re aged 24-years-old, or younger, under the Ontario Drug Benefit program. This is great news for college and university students or those who…

Safe Proofing a Home for Seniors – A Caregivers Guide!

The Importance of Children Getting Daily Physical Activity

The Future of Virtual Doctor Visits With Mobile Devices!

Ideal Protein! A Weight Loss Solution That Works! – Testimonial

Prevention is Key? Yeah Right!

What’s New With Blood Pressure?

Lessons Learned from My Mother

How Your Child Can Benefit From The New OHIP Plus Program

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