Compounding

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Sometimes the way you take your medicine is just as important as what you take - that is why Wilson Pharmacy offers compounding. As described below, compounding refers to the patient-specific preparation and form of a medication. For example, a pill for an upset stomach might not be the best way to take a medicine, especially if our compounding pharmacy can offer you a gel that you simply rub on your skin.

What is Compounding?

Compounding combines an ageless art with the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art technology to customize medication to meet each patient's specific need. Compounding is the foundation to the pharmacy profession, and was at one time the standard way to provide prescription medications -before pharmaceutical mass-production came onto the healthcare landscape. The demand for compounding has increased as healthcare professionals and patients realize that the limited number of commercially-available dosage forms and strengths do not meet the needs of all patients. Our team of professionals has received specialized training in the art and science of compounding that enables them to prepare customized medications uniquely for you or your animal.

Benefits of Compounding

Compounding can be as simple as flavoring a medication or as complex as taking a tablet and suspending it in a liquid or cream. These, along with patient-specific dosing, are among the most valuable benefits our compounding pharmacy offers its patients. Additionally, we specialize in providing medications that are in short supply or backordered, discontinued, or otherwise commercially unavailable to help avoid interruption in patient care. Here is a categorical listing of what our compounding pharmacy has to offer:

For Our Patients:

  • Medication flavoring for children, elderly, and hospice patients
  • Suspensions or topical preparations for difficult to swallow medications
  • Capsules for customized dosing or unavailable medications
  • Patient bio-identical medications such as natural Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)
  • Alternative medication for pain relief, motion sickness, and Erectile Dysfunction
  • Higher or Lower concentrations of any / all ingredients
  • Alternative means of taking medications

For Your Pets:

  • Medication flavoring for cats, dogs, and other pets
  • Suspensions or topical preparations for difficult to swallow medications
  • Capsules for customized dosing or unavailable medications
  • Higher or Lower concentrations of any / all ingredients
  • Alternative means of taking medications

Delivery Systems:

  • Capsules
  • Creams
  • Drops
  • Flavored Medications
  • Gels
  • Injectables
  • Lollipops
  • Ointments
  • Pastes
  • Powders
  • Sprays
  • Suppositories
  • Suspensions
  • Syrups
  • Transdermals
  • Troches

Compounding Specialties:

  • Pain Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
  • Veterinary
  • Weight Loss

Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

Bio-identical hormones have the same chemical structure as hormones that are made by the human body. The term bio-identical does not indicate the source of the hormone, but rather the chemical structure. In order for a replacement hormone to fully replicate the function of hormones which were originally naturally produced and present in the human body, the chemical structure must exactly match the original. Bio-identical hormones are able to follow normal metabolic pathways so that essential active metabolites are formed in response to hormone replacement therapy.