The Story of Compound Pharmacies
Compounding pharmacies were first established to prepare medications prescribed by doctors for individual patients whose demands could not be addressed by ordinary pharmacies.
A youngster, for example, might require a modest liquid dose of a medicine that is only available in pill form for adults. Another possibility is that someone is allergic to a specific component in a business version of a drug that has been prescribed to them.
In these and similar situations, a compounding pharmacy would custom-make the patient's medication in the right dosage and form.
A patient's relationship with a compounding pharmacy begins with a problem — a youngster who is unable to swallow the tablets supplied to them, a critically required prescription that is out of stock, or a gluten-allergic patient. In each of these circumstances, mass-produced drugs are unable to help the patient. The patient's solution can be provided by a compounding pharmacy.
If your doctor refers you to a compounding pharmacy, it could be for one of the following reasons:
You have an allergy to a component of the drug you've been prescribed, such as gelatin, lactose, or colors.
This is a child's prescription. Because most medications are designed for adults, it may be necessary to create a reduced dosage and maybe in liquid form. Compounding pharmacies can supply liquid medication for children who cannot gulp down pills, even though the prescription is generally administered in pill form.
Medication, such as prescription toothpaste, eye drops, or hormone therapy creams, must be customized to fit your medical needs.
A pharmaceutical business does not sell the drug commercially.
Your medicine is off-label, which means your doctor is prescribing it for a condition other than the one for which it was FDA-approved.
You'll need to take hormones that are tailored to your needs. Patients who require personalized hormones but don't want to take a shot don't have to when a compounding pharmacy may provide them with capsules, creams, suppositories, and troches, among other possibilities.
A compounding pharmacy tackles these issues by manufacturing medication from the ground up. Most pharmacies just dispense medications that have already been prepared when they arrive at the pharmacy. Compounding pharmacies, on the other hand, have pharmacists who tailor drugs for each patient's specific needs.
The pharmacy has all of the ingredients on hand, and when a patient requires a specific therapy, the compounding pharmacist on hand prepares it. Compound drugs are not FDA-approved as a result, and are instead overseen by state boards of pharmacy.
You must fill a compounded medicine prescription written by your doctor at a compounding pharmacy. It's critical to make sure the compounding pharmacy you select can meet specific requirements, which is where we come in.
From the outset, we have taken pleasure in establishing a pharmacy that provides high-quality, personalized medicine at an affordable price by cutting out the middleman. Our goal is to deliver a great experience for you, the patient, without having to deal with insurance companies, while simultaneously cutting drug costs.
With over 30 years of compounding experience, our staff works to solve patients' health care problems using unique formulae not available at all pharmacies. We strive to provide excellent service, uncompromised value and reasonable costs to our patients.
Call our team with any questions you have regarding our compounding pharmacy and how we can assist you at Frontier Medicine.
**Disclaimer: This content is not the advice of a doctor; no product promoted herein is approved by the FDA to treat, cure, or prevent any disease.