Sunday, March 4, 2012

Compounded prescriptions

A compounded prescription is an order that is prepared at a compounding pharmacy by a compounding pharmacist for any medication that is not commercially available. Stevens Pharmacy located in Costa Mesa ,Ca is one such pharmacy who prepares a number of custom compounded prescriptions such as: Bio- identicle hormone replacement therapy - Estrogen, DHEA, Progesterone,Testosterone ,Thyroid etc Pain/anti- inflammatory creams - Gabapentin,Ketoprofen,Diclofenac,Capsaicin,Menthol,LIdocaine etc Dental compounds- socket pastes, topical anesthetics, desensitizers, gag supressors,dry mouth preps,Tmj creams etc Veterinary - tuna,celery,beef or other flavored treats, suspensions- also capsules, transdermal gels etc Palliative- Abhr gels and suppositories,phenytoin , acetaminophen etc Plus pediatric, ENT, pulmonary ,scopoloamine etc etc compounds Call Stevens Pharmacy at 800-352-3784 if you have a question for a compounding pharmacist or any question regarding preparing a prescription with an active ingredient that might not be available in the form you are looking for .