Compounding Services

We are a compounding pharmacy. This means we create customized medications. Our pharmacists work together with the patient and the health care provider to prepare unique medications that are not commercially available. We can use the drug, delivery system, strength and flavor to meet the patient’s individual needs.

Compounding pharmacists have the opportunity to work with a variety of practice specialties such as hospice, pediatrics, pain management and OB/GYN. For example if a person is unable to take medications orally due to nausea,  we can take the same ingredient and put it into a transdermal gel that allows  the medication to be absorbed through the skin.

We also compound medications for pets. If you have a hard-to medicate pet, we can help by compounding a formulation that the animal will love, including topical applications. Our pharmacists have received extensive training in modern compounding techniques and regularly attend continuing education seminars.

Compounding is the art and science of preparing customized medications for patients. Its practice dates back to the origins of pharmacy; yet, compounding’s presence in the pharmacy profession has changed over the years. In the 1930s and 1940s, approximately 60 percent of all medications were compounded. With the advent of drug manufacturing in the 1950s and ‘60s, compounding rapidly declined. The pharmacist’s role as a preparer of medications quickly changed to that of a dispenser of manufactured dosage forms.

There are several reasons why pharmacists compound prescription medications. Many patients are allergic to preservatives or dyes, or are sensitive to standard drug strengths. With a physician’s consent, a compounding pharmacist can change the strength of a medication, alter its form to make it easier for the patient to ingest, or add flavor to make it more palatable. The pharmacist also can prepare the medication using several unique delivery systems, such as a sublingual troche or lozenge, a lollipop, or a transdermal gel or cream that can be absorbed through the skin. For those patients who are having a hard time swallowing a capsule, a compounding pharmacist can make a liquid suspension instead.