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What to Know About Compounding Medication? Benefits of Compound Medication

Everyone responds differently to drugs, and some people may be allergic to certain ingredients in prescribed drugs and commercially manufactured drugs. Therefore, today people opt for compounding medication. In this article, we will discuss what compounding medication is and its benefits.

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What to Know About Compounding Medication? Benefits of Compound Medication

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  1. Everyone responds differently to drugs, and some people may be allergic to certain Everyone responds differently to drugs, and some people may be allergic to certain ingredients in prescrib ingredients in prescribed drugs and commercially manufactured drugs. Therefore, ed drugs and commercially manufactured drugs. Therefore, today people opt for compounding medication. In this article, we will discuss what today people opt for compounding medication. In this article, we will discuss what compounding medication is and its benefits. compounding medication is and its benefits. Nowadays, many people rely on compound drugs to solve various health pr Nowadays, many people rely on compound drugs to solve various health problems oblems and treatments. From age to race, weight and height, hair color and skin tone, and treatments. From age to race, weight and height, hair color and skin tone, everyone is unique and has specific needs. Some people think they can take pills or everyone is unique and has specific needs. Some people think they can take pills or tables as needed, and tables as needed, and take take hal half f the pills or the pills or tablets to tablets to solve this problem. The fact i solve this problem. The fact is, s, it it is still not the correct dosage. The pharmaceutical industry has proposed an is still not the correct dosage. The pharmaceutical industry has proposed an innovation that will meet the specific ne innovation that will meet the specific needs of patients, known as compounding eds of patients, known as compounding medications. medications.

  2. Looking for a Looking for a compound medication pharmacy to buy compound medication pharmacy to buy compounding compounding drugs drugs for your for your health problem? Let’s have a look at the benefits of compounding medication before health problem? Let’s have a look at the benefits of compounding medication before buying it. buying it. Easier To Use and Take Easier To Use and Take As we all know, many drugs can make people feel uncomfortable or difficult to take. As we all know, many drugs can make people feel uncomfortable or difficult to take. This often makes medications difficult to take as prescribed, especially in patients This often makes medications difficult to take as prescribed, especially in patients who are known to pay special attention to medication, including young children, who are known to pay special attention to medication, including young children, elderly elderly patients and even pets. Fortunately, a compounding pharmacy can customize patients and even pets. Fortunately, a compounding pharmacy can customize your prescription drugs according to the taste and size of your choice, making it more your prescription drugs according to the taste and size of your choice, making it more palatable and easy to take. palatable and easy to take. Allows Pat Allows Patients Access to Discontinued or Hard to ients Access to Discontinued or Hard to Find Medications Find Medications As a patient, one of the most frustrating things you may encounter is discovering As a patient, one of the most frustrating things you may encounter is discovering that the medicines you need to take regularly have been discontinued or you can’t that the medicines you need to take regularly have been discontinued or you can’t

  3. find them. Just because the drug has been discontinued does not mean that you do find them. Just because the drug has been discontinued does not mean that you do not not still still require that require that particular drug or particular drug or its its health benefits. Your compound health benefits. Your compounding ing pharmacy is an important ally in providing medicines that have been discontinued pharmacy is an important ally in providing medicines that have been discontinued or that are difficult to find, because they can closely copy or or that are difficult to find, because they can closely copy or reproduce reproduce medicines to medicines to ensure ensure that that you co you continue to get all the prescri ntinue to get all the prescribed medicines’ benefits bed medicines’ benefits and important and important that you need. you need. care care that Allows For Alternative Medication Dosage Forms Allows For Alternative Medication Dosage Forms In addition to adding flavor to make the medicine more palatable, the compound In addition to adding flavor to make the medicine more palatable, the compound pharmacist also has the ability to produce pharmacist also has the ability to produce medicine in any form of your choice medicine in any form of your choice (tablets, pills, syrups, gels, creams). Sometimes patients prefer to have their (tablets, pills, syrups, gels, creams). Sometimes patients prefer to have their medication in one or more specific ways. For example, some patients, especially medication in one or more specific ways. For example, some patients, especially children, prefer to take medications in the form of liquid s children, prefer to take medications in the form of liquid suspensions or chewable uspensions or chewable tablets form. tablets form. Working with a compound Working with a compounding ing pharmacy means that you can pharmacy means that you can have your prescribed have your prescribed drugs in any form drugs in any form you wish. Sometimes you wish. Sometimes,, drugs drugs can be formulated in a topical form can be formulated in a topical form also also. As a topical medic . As a topical medication ation, your prescription c , your prescription cis compounde is compounded into a d into a cream or gel cream or gel that is absorbed t that is absorbed through the skin hrough the skin into the bloodstream. into the bloodstream. Making Medication Allergy Making Medication Allergy- -Friendly Friendly There are many ingredients in commercial medications that can cause allergic There are many ingredients in commercial medications that can cause allergic reactions or sensitivities, such as dyes, flavoring, lactose, glut reactions or sensitivities, such as dyes, flavoring, lactose, gluten, alcohol, etc. In en, alcohol, etc. In addition, widely used commercially available drugs may contain other factors, such addition, widely used commercially available drugs may contain other factors, such as a specific preservative and filters, which may not be well tolerated by the patient. as a specific preservative and filters, which may not be well tolerated by the patient.

  4. A compounding pharmacy can create the prescription without the o A compounding pharmacy can create the prescription without the offensive ffensive ingredients, making the medication safer for the patient and more easily tolerated. ingredients, making the medication safer for the patient and more easily tolerated. A compounding niche can provide patients with services they can’t get at most other A compounding niche can provide patients with services they can’t get at most other pharmacies. It allows pharmacists to use their extensive drug knowledge to help pharmacies. It allows pharmacists to use their extensive drug knowledge to help the the patient and prescribers create a truly unique formula. Compounding pharmacists patient and prescribers create a truly unique formula. Compounding pharmacists can usually provide treatments for unusual or resistant maladies that traditional can usually provide treatments for unusual or resistant maladies that traditional medicine can’t solve. medicine can’t solve. Look for Look for a compound medication pharmacy that creates a compound medication pharmacy that creates a a unique formul unique formula and prescri a and prescription ption as per your needs. as per your needs. Call: Call: (02) 9524 6795 (02) 9524 6795 Email: Email: caringbah@discountdrugstores.com.au caringbah@discountdrugstores.com.au Website: Website: www.caringbahcompoundingpharmacy.com.au www.caringbahcompoundingpharmacy.com.au

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