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What are Compounded Medications
Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing personalized medications for patients. Compounded medications are based on a practitioner's prescription in which individual ingredients are mixed together in the exact strength and dosage form required by the patient. This method allows the compounding pharmacist to work with the patient and prescriber to customize a medication to meet the patient's specific needs.
Compounding can range from flavoring a medication, making a tablet or capsule into an easy to swallow liquid, or to take anti-inflammatories and make them into a cream to treat pain in a localized area.
Most Commonly Prescribed Compounds
BLT Cream (Benzocaine 20%, Lidocaine 6%, Tetracaine 6%)
Use: Localized numbing/analgesia
Ketoprofen 10% cream
Use: Anti-inflammatory
Ketoprofen 5%, Amittriptyline 2%, Gabapentin 6% cream
Use: Neuropathic pain, great for diabetics with foot pain
Acyclovir 5%, Lidocaine 3% cream
Use: Anti-viral for pain associated with shingles
Boric Acid Vaginal Suppositories
Use: Bacterial vaginosis
Salicylic Acid 60% ointment
Use: Treatment for warts
APNO (All Purpose Nipple Ointment)
Use: Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, steroid ointment
Ketoprofen 10%, Cyclobenzaprine 2% cream
Use: Anti-inflammatory and spasms