KTS Pharmacy

09/11/2025

29/10/2025

🕯️ MGA BATA AT MATATANDA, PROTEKTAHAN SA TRANGKASO KUNG MAY SALU-SALO NGAYONG LONG WEEKEND 😷

Ang mga kabataan at senior citizen ang karaniwang tinatamaan ng ILI sa mga gatherings; mas madalas din silang makaranas ng mga komplikasyon ng mga sakit na ito.

Para makaiwas sa sakit, narito ang ilang mga paalala:

💦 Painumin lagi ng tubig ang mga bata

😷 Hikayatin si lolo at lola na magsuot ng mask

🙅‍♂️ Iwasang isama ang mga bata sa masisikip at matataong lugar

🧼 Ugaliing maghugas o magsanitize ng kamay

🏠 Manatili sa bahay kung may sintomas ng trangkaso

Tandaan, ingatan si baby, lola, at lola, para Trangkaso Bye Bye!

29/10/2025

16/10/2025

08/09/2025

Ang tamang reseta ay gabay tungo sa tamang paggaling. 🩺
Iwasan ang maling reseta—kumonsulta lamang sa lisensyadong doktor.

27/08/2025

Relative potency of PPIs 💊😅

25/07/2025

Why You Should Know These Medicine Terms

Imagine your body is like a garden, and medicine is the water that helps certain plants grow or recover. How and when that water is given matters a lot. Some plants need a little water all day, some need a big dose in the morning, and some need it instantly when they start to wilt.

Pharmaceutical companies design medicines to work just like that—some work fast, some slow, and some last all day. That’s why knowing the meaning behind these abbreviations on your medication can help you understand how your medicine works, how often to take it, and why timing matters.

Here is what each abbreviation really means:

1. MR – Modified Release
Like a drip irrigation system.
The medicine is released slowly and steadily into your system over time instead of all at once.

2. DS – Double Strength
Think of using a watering can with twice the amount of water.
This version has twice the usual strength, so you usually take less of it.

3. EX – Extended Release
Like a watering system that releases water gradually all day long.
It helps the medicine last longer in your body without needing to take multiple doses.

4. SR – Sustained Release
Like a sponge that slowly releases water into the soil.
The medicine is released in a steady, controlled way to keep levels stable.

5. XR – Extended Release
Same as EX – it just means the medicine works longer, so you don’t have to take it as often.
Fewer doses, longer effect.

6. CR – Controlled Release
Like setting a timer on a sprinkler to control when and how much water flows.
The medicine is carefully engineered to release in a specific way to avoid ups and downs in effect.

7. XL – Extended Release
Again, like EX and XR – it’s just another label depending on the company.
Same goal: longer-lasting effect.

8. ODT – Orally Disintegrating Tablet
Like instant mist that gets absorbed through the leaves of a plant.
This is a tablet that melts in your mouth—no water needed. Great for people who struggle with swallowing pills.

✅️✅️✅️Bottom Line: Knowing these terms helps you understand why your medicine is working the way it does, and why you should never crush or break some tablets, because it could release all the medicine at once—like flooding the garden and damaging the plants.

Your Caring Pharmacist.

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