Compounding 
 

At Medical Center Pharmacy, we understand that our patients are unique individuals. Most commercially available medications cater to the masses, but at times patients require customized prescriptions to meet their needs

How Does Compounding Help?

• Is the medication only available in a certain dosage forms or strengths?
• Is the drug no longer available on the market?
• Does the medicine taste bad?
• Are you diabetic and need sugar-free preparations?

If you answered yes to any of these examples,  Medical Center Pharmacy can help. We understand that no two people are alike and we can customize your drug therapy to meet your needs.

What Does Compounding Mean?

There are several reasons why pharmacists compound prescription medications; yet, the most important one is patient non-compliance. Many patients are allergic to preservatives or dyes, or are sensitive to standard drug strengths. With a physician's prescription, a compounding pharmacist can change the strength of a medication, alter its form to make it easier for the patient to ingest, and add flavor to it to make it more palatable. The pharmacist also can prepare the medication using several unique delivery systems, such as a sublingual troche or lozenge, a lollipop, or a transdermal gel. For those patient with difficulty swallowing capsules, a compounding pharmacist can make a suspension instead. Medical Center Pharmacy compounds specialized medications to meet specific patient needs.

The pharmacists and technicians at Medical Center Pharmacy pride themselves on creating innovative solutions to meet the individual patient needs in drug delivery systems and dosage forms.

Available Dosage Forms