Compounding

Pharmacists, Jon Ravech, Michael Karsz and Frank Mattea are all PCCA certified trained compounding chemists.

Our pharmacy has been set-up with a state-of the-art compounding room.Compounding is the traditional way that chemists can make and prepare an endless variety of medications (both oral and topical) for all sorts of uses on adults, children and animals.Often ordinary medicines and crèmes can’t be tolerated by some 'sensitive people' and animals and the ancient time honoured traditions of compounding (which have their origins in the earliest history of mankind) are used.

Many of the compounding pharmacy products formulated have exceptional beneficial effects on patients because of their unique ingredients and manual hand compounding.Compounding has become one of the most go-ahead areas of modern pharmacies all over the globe. Now it’s available at Jon Ravech Chemsave and all prepared by skilled pharmacists in the Northern Suburbs most up-to-date compounding laboratory which is specially sealed and controlled.

When you are next in the Pharmacy find out more about compounding from any of the friendly staff. It’s just another part of the complete health services story always available at Jon Ravech Chemsave.

If you have a particular medical problem you have tried prescription medicine for and not been happy with the results, then perhaps compounded treatments are the answer for you.
Please consult with your doctor.

Maintaining the right kind of active pro-biotic substances in your stomach to aid digestion and other vital health properties are one of the most import things that you should try to achieve in your daily health program.

It's even more important as you age but its a "must do" part of daily health care to get into early in life. It's great for children of an early age right through to seniors when it becomes vitally important to your overall health.

Proudly Jon Ravech and Northern Compounding have introduced Mutaflor ® capsules to their extensive range of medicines and natural health products.

These high action capsules contain as the active substance, the non-pathogenic strain Escherichia coli strain Nissle1917. Probiotics are defined as live non-pathogenic micro-organisms that, when taken orally by capsule in adequate numbers, exert a beneficial effect on the health of the host (the gut of the stomach)

Many of us have seen the advertisement on the television for a pro-biotic drink available from the Supermarket. This is the same kind of idea but only in a capsule and miles better!

The Mutaflor ® strain had its origins in 1917, isolated by Professor Alfred Nissle during the First World War from the faeces of a particular soldier who, “in contrast to the large majority of his comarades, had not suffered from dysentery nor any other intestinal diseases.”

The strain, Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917, designated DSM 6601 in the German Collection for Microorganisms in Brauschweig is regarded as one of the most examined and therapeutically relevant bacterial strains worldwide.

The results of MUTAFLOR have been dramatic and hundreds of thousands of people all over the world testify to its goodness. To back it up extensive official tests have also been carried out.The therapeutic effects of Mutaflor® are strain specific and have been amply demonstrated by in-vitro and in-vivo experiments and clinical studies.

Our stomachs/gastrointestinal tract is a home to more than 500 species of bacteria and these number approximately 1014 microorganisms with most found in the large intestine. This complex collection of microorganisms is often referred to as the intestinal microflora and fulfills many important roles such as:

Modulation of the local immune system(GALT)

Barrier function from pathogenic microorganisms

Stimulation of gut motility

Support of vitamin supply, energy metabolism and stimulation of blood flow to the colonic mucosa

E.coli is one of the initial colonizers of the intestine. In simple terms this means setting up home and getting on with daily health-giving activities.

Because of these activities and the consumption of oxygen, MUTAFLOR helps create the perfect home in which anaerobic microorganisms can establish themselves.

This is the start of ensuring you have a complex bacterial environment in your gut which can play a HUGE crucial role in your daily health.

Mutaflor® Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 is highly regarded as one of the most extensively studied probiotic strains in the world today.

Since its isolation way back in 1917, subsequent studies have shown Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) has beneficial effects on various gastrointestinal disorders as well as helping to identify the characteristics that make EcN an ideal probiotic drug for daily use.

Because many people these days exhibit an intolerance to lactose, gluten or wheat products its good to know that Mutaflor® contains NO lactose, gluten or wheat products

Another important question to some people is:Does Mutaflor® contain any animal products?

Mutaflor® does not contain any animal products.

ASK our pharmacists about MUTAFLOR next time you are in.

Jon Ravech Pharmacy has always been active in the field of compounding and selling natural medicines.

One of the biggest selling ranges at the Pharmacy and one that Jon Ravech promotes are Flordis Natural Medicines. It is part of a world-wide company with an Australian company branch committed to bringing practitioners the very best natural medicines from around the world.

The Flordis team of practitioners and professionals market some of the most effective medicines of their type in Australia. The dedicated research team has extensive experience in both herbal medicine and global pharmaceutical industries in Australia and abroad.

Flordis is actively involved with industry associations such as the National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA), Australian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM), Australian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA), National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).

Flordis provides offers consumers completely natural health solutions which are backed by the latest modern medical science and World Best Practice knowledge about herbs and other natural medicines.

Jon Ravech stands behind the effectiveness of Flordis products. There are a variety of products in the Flordis Range. Among them;Remotiv for the relief of stress and anxiety and helping to maintain a healthy mood; Sinupret Forte for the relief of sinusitis and sinus pain and the systematic relief of mild upper respiratory tract infections.