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What is compounding?
You may have heard a little about the pharmacy recipe. You may even know someone who uses compound medicines. However, you may still be wondering, "what is a connection?"
Remember years ago when your grandmother made delicious homemade chocolate cake from scratch?
She started with high-quality flour, added sugar, eggs, milk, butter, baking powder, salt, chocolate and Viola, a delicious homemade chocolate cake was created! Like pie, mixing the right ingredients in a certain way is the main practice that takes hold of the art of making medicine.
Prescribing is a skilled art and science in creating individually formulated drugs. A prescription pharmacist is specifically trained to create custom-made medicines based on specific ingredients prescribed by your doctor or health care provider. A few years ago, before standardized production, all medicines were formulated.
So what are the benefits of compounding? The biggest advantage of the formulation is that it improves patient compliance. Due to the fact that the medicines taste better, they are easier to swallow, they do not contain allergy-causing ingredients, they are well dosed or converted into more absorbable forms, and the adherence to the dosage regimen is significantly improved. And believe it or not, but it makes the cure faster!
Many people cannot or do not want to swallow drugs. Flavors such as coconut, tutti frutti, grapes, chewing gum, vanilla or peanut butter can make the medicine taste good if swallowed. The use of a unique composition, such as lozenges, sublingual pieces, lollipops or special baby soothers, significantly reduces the likelihood of missing a dose when working with children and adults with special needs. Children and older people tend to benefit most from mixing.
Other specialized prescribing applications include sports medicine, pain management, men's health, anti-aging cosmeceuticals, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), dentistry, hospice and veterinary medicine.
Professional athletes must remain in the game to win; and the use of compound drugs is their secret! When recovering from hard training and game injuries, athletes use specially formulated creams, balms and gels to relieve pain and control pain. Anesthesia is the main reason people seek help from their doctor.
When seeking help with pain, people are often prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants and other drugs that are absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. The problem is that some people may experience unpleasant and dangerous side effects. By using an alternative delivery system, such as a cream, gel or suppository, the same therapeutic benefits can be achieved, while significantly reducing or completely avoiding the negative side effects of the drugs. How awesome it is!
Compound drugs come in many forms. The benefits of improved compliance, better symptom control and a more pleasant therapeutic experience make them very attractive to both the patient and the practitioner. If you think that you or someone you know may benefit from the treatment, talk with your doctor or healthcare provider about the combination!
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