HOPE Pharmacy

08/29/2025

To our Valued Clients, Store will be closed Monday - Happy Labour Day :)

08/27/2025

08/25/2025

Our New Page for Health information

Alcohol - Ni****ne Effect on URINATION:
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Alcohol increases urination mainly because it blocks the hormone that normally helps your body hold on to water. Here’s how it works:
1. Normally:
• Your pituitary gland releases a hormone called ADH (antidiuretic hormone, also called vasopressin).
• ADH tells your kidneys to reabsorb water instead of letting it go out as urine.
• This keeps you hydrated and your urine more concentrated.
2. When you drink alcohol:
• Alcohol suppresses ADH release.
• Without ADH, your kidneys don’t reabsorb as much water.
• Instead, more water stays in the urine → you p*e more, and your urine is more dilute.
3. Result:
• More trips to the bathroom.
• Loss of water and electrolytes → dehydration (one of the reasons behind hangovers: headache, thirst, fatigue).

⚖️ Difference from ni****ne:
• Ni****ne mainly stimulates the bladder muscles → makes you feel the urge to urinate.
• Alcohol directly reduces your body’s ability to conserve water → makes you produce more urine.

# Both substances also irritate the bladder lining, which can worsen urgency.
• Over time, smoking + drinking together increases risk of overactive bladder, nocturia (p*eing at night), and urinary incontinence.
• That’s why smokers who drink often complain of “always needing the bathroom” when out.

08/12/2025

Tear System & Function
Your eyes have a “tear-making team” — the lacrimal glands, eyelids, meibomian glands, cornea, conjunctiva, and their nerves. They work together to keep your eyes moist, healthy, and your vision clear.

The tear film has three layers:
1. Mucous layer – Closest to the eye; made by goblet cells; acts like a slippery cushion, traps dust and germs.
2. Aqueous layer – The watery middle part; made by lacrimal glands; carries nutrients, oxygen, antibacterial agents, and helps healing.
3. Lipid layer – The oily top layer; made by meibomian glands; stops tears from drying too quickly and keeps the surface smooth.

The mucous and aqueous layers actually blend together into one “mucoaqueous” layer, thicker near the eye and thinner toward the air.
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Dry Eye Disease (DED):
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Dry eye happens when the tear system loses balance, leading to unstable tears, inflammation, and sometimes nerve problems.

It can be caused by:

• Aqueous tear deficiency – Not enough watery tears.
• Evaporative dry eye – Tears dry out too quickly.
Often, both happen together.

Examples: Contact lens wearers may blink less or incompletely, causing tears to evaporate, and some medicines can reduce tear production further.

Why it matters:
Dry eye can cause discomfort, blurred vision, and, in severe cases, damage to the eye’s surface, scarring, or even vision loss.

Causes of Dry Eye Disease (DED)
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1. Aqueous tear deficiency – Not enough watery tears
• Primary: Aging, born without tear glands, rare nerve disorders
• Secondary:
• Tear gland damage from disease (sarcoidosis, lymphoma, AIDS, hepatitis C) or surgery
• Blocked tear ducts
• Scarring from infections (trachoma), autoimmune diseases, chemical injury, graft-versus-host disease
• Nerve problems that reduce tear reflex (eye surgery, nerve injury, contact lenses, diabetes)
• Nerve or muscle signal problems (parasympathetic damage, certain medications)
• Sjögren’s syndrome: Autoimmune disease damaging tear and saliva glands (primary form or secondary to other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus)

2. Evaporative dry eye – Tears dry out too quickly
• Lid-related:
• Meibomian gland problems (often linked to skin conditions like rosacea or dermatitis)
• Medications (e.g., isotretinoin)
• Eyelid shape issues, thyroid eye disease, contact lenses
• Low blink rate (e.g., Parkinson’s disease)
• Ocular surface-related:
• Low blink rate during reading, computer work, or TV
• Surface damage from vitamin A deficiency, certain eye drops, allergies

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Impact
• Can make daily activities (reading, driving, computer work, TV) uncomfortable
• Linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, especially in primary Sjögren’s
• Some people have severe symptoms with little visible eye damage, while others have damage but few symptoms

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Risk Factors
• Non-modifiable: Age, female s*x, Asian ethnicity, autoimmune/connective tissue diseases, androgen deficiency
• Modifiable: Computer use, low humidity, pollution, certain medications, hormone therapy, meibomian gland dysfunction
• Probable links: Diabetes, rosacea, thyroid disease, psychiatric conditions, vitamin A deficiency, refractive surgery, allergies
• Less certain: Hispanic ethnicity, menopause, acne, smoking, alcohol, pregnancy, certain infections, Botox use.

08/05/2025

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08/01/2025

To our dear clients , store will be closed Monday Aug 4th for the holiday -
Enjoy the long weekend 👋🏻🙏🏼

07/30/2025

It's hot and smoky out—stay safe indoors!
We offer free delivery to your door for your prescriptions.

07/28/2025

OZEMPIC IS BACK AGAIN ...🙃

07/17/2025

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07/11/2025

Pallets for free at Hope Pharmacy👋🏻

06/30/2025

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