by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a coenzyme every cell uses for energy metabolism and DNA repair, and its levels fall with age. The body absorbs NAD+ itself poorly, so oral strategies use precursors it converts into NAD+ — chiefly NMN...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a fat-soluble compound the body makes itself and uses in the mitochondrial machinery that generates cellular energy. It exists in two interconverting forms – ubiquinone (oxidised) and ubiquinol (reduced) – and the...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: Low dose naltrexone (LDN) is naltrexone prescribed at a small fraction of its standard dose — usually in the range of about 0.5 mg to 4.5 mg once daily, versus the 50 mg used in addiction medicine. Because no registered product exists at these strengths,...
by Darren ng | Jun 28, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
A retail pharmacy dispenses ready-made medicines exactly as the manufacturer produced them; a compounding pharmacy prepares a customised medication for one patient, made to a doctor’s prescription, when a standard product isn’t the right fit. Both are run...
by Darren ng | Jun 28, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Yes — a compounding pharmacy can prepare a child’s medication in an easier-to-take form, a child-friendly flavour, or a precise dose that isn’t manufactured off the shelf, when a doctor prescribes it. For Malaysian parents whose child struggles with...
