“When you bring care back to patients and providers, everyone heals faster.” —Shaun Noorian

In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Dr. Ron Hunninghake is joined by Shaun Noorian, CEO and founder of Empower Pharmacy, for a conversation about how innovation and integrity are transforming the future of medicine.

Shaun shares how a personal health journey led him to reimagine what pharmacy could be — one built around compassion, access, and individualized care. He and Dr. Ron explore how integrative medicine and personalized compounding can support patient well-being and advance the field of preventive pharmacology.

Part of the Cancer Care Reimagined Speaker Series, leading up to Riordan Clinic’s 25th International Conference on Human Functioning: Cancer Care Reimagined, held in early November.

Highlights include:

→ How Shaun Noorian's own healing journey inspired Empower Pharmacy

→ Why individualized compounding plays a vital role in patient care

→ The evolving role of pharmacy in integrative and functional medicine

→ How collaboration between providers and pharmacists improves patient care

→ What the future of personalized and preventive medicine looks like

About Shaun Noorian

Shaun Noorian is the CEO and founder of Empower Pharmacy, the largest compounding pharmacy and 503B outsourcing facility in the United States. With a background in engineering and a mission to make high-quality, affordable, and personalized medications accessible to all, Shaun has built Empower into a national leader serving millions of patients.

Empower Pharmacy operates with a simple but powerful belief: behind every order is a person in need. This philosophy drives their commitment to compassion, innovation, and excellence in every aspect of care.

Sponsor

This series is made possible by Empower Pharmacy, Platinum Sponsor of the Cancer Care Reimagined Conference. Empower is a national leader in compounding and 503B outsourcing, serving providers and patients in all 50 states with safe, affordable, personalized medications. Guided by the belief that behind every order is a person in need, they bring compassion and innovation to everything they do. Learn more at empowerpharmacy.com.

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Episode Chapters

00:00 Welcome + Speaker Series intro

01:24 Meet Shaun Noorian, founder of Empower Pharmacy

02:28 From patient to pharmacist to pioneer

05:05 The power of personalized medicine

07:40 Integrative therapies in oncology and chronic illness

10:50 Vitamin C and nutrient therapy in cancer care

13:40 Why individualized treatment improves outcomes

16:25 The role of compounding in preventive pharmacology

19:10 Partnering with providers for better patient results

21:00 How Empower Pharmacy supports integrative medicine

23:30 Looking ahead: innovation, prevention, and collaboration

Topics we explore in this episode include:

compounding pharmacy, integrative medicine, functional medicine, individualized care, preventive pharmacology, IV nutrition therapy, vitamin C research, cancer care innovation, metabolic health, patient empowerment, provider partnerships, and the evolution of personalized medicine

Disclaimer

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