About Compounding
Some patients don't respond to traditional methods of treatment, many patients are allergic to preservatives or are sensitive to standard drug strengths. Sometimes they need medicine at strengths that are not manufactured by drug companies, they simply need a different method of ingesting a medication.
Compounding fulfill needs of such patients. It provides an option for physicians and compounding pharmacists to customize an individualized prescription for the specific need of their patient. Compounding provides solutions which are not met by commercial products.
Benefits of Compounding at Neighborhood Pharmacy
At Neighborhood Pharmacy, we understand that each patient presents unique and individualized health concerns with specific needs. Through the science of compounding we are able to fulfill a need of a patient that commercialized medication sometimes cannot. We will work with you and your physician to come up with therapy that best suits your individual requirements.
Please see below for all of the sub specialties in which pharmacy compounding can be of great help.
We Offer Pharmacy Compounding For:
- Infertility
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Postpartum needs
- Neonatal needs
- Chronic diaper rash
- Flavoring
- Otic infections
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Head Lice
- Acne
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Hyperhidrosis
- Breathing Disorders
- Pets
- Oral Lesions
- Dental Needs
- Warts
- Scars And Keloids
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Bio-identical HRT
- Chronic UTI's & Vaginitis
- Breast Cancer
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Migraine Headaches
- Chronic Pain Management
- Neuropathies
- Hemorrhoids
- Exercise/Sports injuries
- Arthritis
- Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Snoring
- Wrinkles and Age Spots
- Wound Therapy
- Hospice Needs
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Compounding is the art of preparing a pharmaceutical drug to fit the unique needs of an individual or pet.
Medications can be made in different dosage forms and strengths. The U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention (USP) formally defines compounding as “the preparation, mixing, assembling, altering, packaging, and labeling of a drug, drug-delivery device, or device in accordance with a licensed practitioner's prescription, medication order, or initiative based on the practitioner/patient/ pharmacist/compounder relationship in the course of professional practice.”
A variety of dosage forms include: capsules, suspensions, solutions, topical creams/ointments/gels, vaginal preparations, lollipops, troches, lozenges, nasal and oral sprays, and suppositories.
Compounding can:
- Solve dosing problems with individualized, patient specific dosing
- Help create solutions that are dye-free, sugar-free, alcohol-free, preservative-free, lactose-free and/or gluten-free
- Customizing medication strengths
- Add flavors to help ‘make the medicine go down’ easier
- Help resolve a manufacturing shortage
- Re-create medications that may no longer be available
You are not alone. Many people have difficulty swallowing pills, don’t like the taste of medications, and have bad side effects. Compounding can help solve these issues. Our compounding pharmacists can work with your physician to customize medications based on your needs.