Compounding is the art of creating customized medications to meet each patient’s specific needs. Compounding is fundamental to the profession of pharmacy and was a standard means of providing prescription medications before drugs began to be produced commercially by pharmaceutical manufacturers. The demand for professional compounding has decreased as healthcare professionals and patients
have thousands of commercially available products in the marketplace. However, even with thousands of choices sometimes there is a need to get a large tablet into a liquid form for a child or to turn a tablet into a tuna flavored liquid treat for that finicky cat who is just being a pain in the neck. These patients often have a better response to a customized dosage form that is “just what the doctor ordered”.
Our Specialists can prepare:
- Customized dosage forms containing the best dose of
medication for a unique situation. - Medications in dosage forms that are not commercially
available, such as transdermal gels, capsules, suspensions and ointments or
creams. - Medications free of certain ingredients such as dyes,
sugar, lactose, alcohol, salt or gluten. - Combinations of various compatible medications into a
single dosage form for easier administration and improved compliance. - Medications that have been discontinued due to lack of
demand, backorder or short supply.