General Health

Take these early warning health tests and start the new year with peace of mind

The new year is here and no doubt you’ve made a resolution or two to start 2019 on the right foot. Improving health always tops the list of resolutions, whether it’s to lose weight, quit smoking, eat better or reduce stress. Is improving your health high on your list of priorities for 2019? So what’s […]

4 natural ways to keep the mossies at bay this summer

Christmas has come and gone but the mossies have stayed! The whiny little critters drive us indoors as well as a little nuts! Some of us resort to coating our skin in chemical products every time we venture outside, or we can choose to gamble about as Mother Nature intended, repellent free, and accept that […]

Power Outage 21/12 & 22/12 – Gold Coast

Dear Patients & Customers Due to a severe storm on the (21/12)  in the afternoon, the Gold Coast & Merrimac is without power. This means that our Amcal & Compounding Pharmacies are without power. We are still open until 12.30pm on Saturday (22/12) but have limited access to the computers. The phone system is also unavailable […]

6 surprising ways to ward off the Christmas hangover

Christmas is almost upon us – a time of year when we all have waaaaay too much of all those things we know we shouldn’t. Sugar, refined carbs, things with scary sounding flavour enhancers, and of course, alcohol. And where there’s alcohol, there’s hangovers. Hangovers have been around as long as people have been fermenting […]

Demand for compounders set to rise as growing aging population seeks specialised health services

As the big chain-store discount pharmacies grab at greater market share, traditional community pharmacies are increasingly turning to customised services, such as compounded medication, to tap into new ‘seniors’ markets and professionally differentiate themselves from their ‘cheap and cheerful’ big chemist competitors. Matthew Bellgrove from National Custom Compounding said in recent years he has seen […]

Christmas 2018: Ordering cut-off

We would like to wish all of our Patients, Doctors and Partner Pharmacies a very Merry Christmas! Ordering & Postage As you can all imagine, the lead up to the silly season is a busy period. We will endeavor to keep to our 24 hour turn around as much as possible, but please be patient if […]

Christmas 2018: Opening Hours

We would like to wish all of our Patients, Doctors and Partner Pharmacies a very Merry Christmas! Opening Hours Friday 21st December –  8.00am to 6.00pm Saturday 22nd December – 8.00am to 12.30pm (collections via Amcal) Sunday 23rd December – Closed Monday 24th December – 8.00am to 6.00pm Tuesday 25th December – Closed / Christmas Day […]

What is Pyroluria and can it be cured?

Sometimes known as Malvaria, Pyroluria is a curious term that describes potentially harmful levels of something called kryptopyrroles in the body. While it’s not a recognised medical condition, several studies suggest that a high percentage of people with a history of mental illness test positive for Pyroluria. In a paper published in Nature, International Journal […]

Christmas 2018: Hours & Ordering

We would like to wish all of our Patients, Doctors and Partner Pharmacies a very Merry Christmas! Ordering & Postage As you can all imagine, the lead up to the silly season is a busy period. We will endeavor to keep to our 24 hour turn around as much as possible, but please be patient if […]

Can natural remedies make menopause symptoms go away?

For some women, menopause is like peak hour traffic – a little inconvenient, at times frustrating, but something that has to be tolerated. However for other women menopause hits like a head-on with a freight train – it stops them in their tracks and makes the simplest activity out of the question. For the unfortunate […]