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Health & Wellbeing Health & Wellbeing Compounding ensures all patients’ needs met Pharmacy compounding is the science of preparing personalised medications for patients. Sometimes a one-size-fits-all approach to medication means that patients’ needs are not met. Perhaps you or someone in your family has difficulty swallowing tablets, or allergies to drug fillers often contained in mass-produced products, or there’s a medicine you need that is currently out of stock or has been discontinued – that’s when compounding can help. Compounded medicines are made from scratch. Ingredients are mixed together by highly trained pharmacists in the exact strength and dosage form to suit individual needs. Dosage forms range from capsules, creams, ointments and solutions to troches, pessaries, suppositories and mouth gels. Due to the extensive range of treatments, some pharmacists may choose to specialise. Pain is an area where compounding can provide a vast range of treatment options. For example, pain treatments can be formulated into a high-dose cream to target the specific site of injury. This allows a medication to have a concentrated effect not possible with a standard oral painkiller and with mini- mal side effects. Also, pain relief can be provided with several ingredients that are only accessible from compounding, such as PEA and high-dose Magnesium Glycinate. Hormone preparations can be compounded with bioidentical ingredients that your body recognises as if it has made the hormone itself. Compounding pharmacists commonly work closely with practitioners, assessing blood or salivary tests to determine which active ingredients are required, and at what specific strength. This includes ingredients such as DHEA, progesterone, testosterone, pregnenolone and oestrogens. Other compounded items considered vital for the body include thyroid preparations, melatonin and Vitamin D3. Children can particularly benefit from compounding with more effective treatments and an extended range of treatment options for conditions such as colic, sleep, nappy rash, teething pain, and contagious molloscum. Did you know medications can be compounded in a liquid suspension for enhanced administration, accurate alteration of doses and added flavours for palatability? Flavours include apple, banana, caramel and peppermint! This can be highly beneficial for children to provide an exact dose depending on the child’s weight and providing with Andrew Snow the medication in a flavour the child prefers. Dermatology is another area which benefits from the use of compounding. Formulas can be compounded to help with conditions such as pigmentation, acne, scarring, eczema, dermatitis, warts, fungal, and bacterial infections. It doesn’t end there: compounding pharmacist can also formulate treatments for animal use with the consultation of a veterinarian. This could include formulating a medication into transdermal cream that can rubbed into an animal’s ear, which is particularly beneficial when an animal won’t swallow a medication. Also, there are specific oral animal flavours available, such as grilled chicken, beef or fish flavour, so they are more likely to accept the medication. Other areas of compounding focus include sleep, motion sickness, hair loss, weight loss, and erectile dysfunction. Want to know more? Visit our pharmacy to find out how our compounding services could benefit you. Compounding pharmacists are available to discuss and develop treatment plans to help manage your healthcare needs. Pittwater Pharmacy & Compounding Chemist at Mona Vale has operated as a family-run business since 1977. Open seven days; drop in and meet the highly qualified and experienced team of Len, Sam and Amy Papandrea and Andrew Snow. Find them at 1771 Pittwater Rd; call 9999 3398. 46 OCTOBER 2019 The Local Voice Since 1991
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