 Compounding:
Working with your practitioner, a compounding pharmacist can customize nearly any prescription medication to suit your individual needs. The possibilities are nearly limitless! And remember . . . compounded medications are dispensed only with a written prescription from a licensed practitioner. A few examples . . . 
Veterinary: Adding a flavor often helps when orally dosing a
finicky animal -- eliminating undue trauma to pet and owner. And
when an oral medication just won't do, many drugs can be compounded
into a transdermal gel. Imagine giving your animal a soothing ear rub
while administering its prescription! And dosage adjustments can be
important when dealing with a tiny animal like a small bird or a large
animal like a horse. (Veterinary compounds, remember, are not intended
for use in food animals.)
Pediatric: Flavorings help here, too. Avoid those squished-up
faces when you give an "icky" medicine! Many times manufactured
medications are not made with little ones in mind, and sometimes a kid
needs a dose adjusted for height/weight proportion. Not too weak, not
too
strong . . . just right! In addition, compounding pharmacists can often
change the delivery method to something more fun like a syrup, a
lollipop, or a freeze pop.
Pain
Management: For acute and chronic pain, patients might benefit
from
various compounds such as ketoprofen gel. NSAID gels like this can work
at
the site of action, often preventing side effects like gastrointestinal
upset because they are not taken orally. For chronic cases using opioid
therapy, a compound such as hydrocodone sustained-release might require
less
dosing and could possibly avoid liver impairment because this
prescription medication
is acetaminophen free. Bio-identical
Hormone Replacement Therapy: With the recent media coverage
of BHRT
prompted by Suzanne Somers's recent book, our hormone replacement
therapy services have gotten a lot of attention from both women and men.BHRT Action Plan Home |