Custom Prescription Compounding

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What is Custom Prescription Compounding?

Custom prescription compounding is the method of preparing medications to meet a patient’s individualized needs. Upon receipt of a physician’s prescription, the pharmacist custom makes the medication from scratch using pharmaceutical-grade chemicals and dispenses the product to the patient in a delivery system that best fits the patient’s needs. The art of custom prescription compounding assures that the patient will receive the maximum benefit from the medication prescribed by their physician.

When would I need to have a Custom Compounded Prescription?

When the medication you need is no longer commercially available.

When you need a medication tailored to meet a specific medical problem.

When you need an alternative route of medication delivery, such as an ointment, topical nail solution, or oral suspension.

Your medication needs to be more or less concentrated or perhaps have a more palatable flavor.

The particular strength of a medication you need is not available.

You are allergic to one or more of the ingredients in a medication.

When any of these needs exist, custom compounding the medication allows the patient to achieve better results.

Can any pharmacy fill a Custom Compounded Prescription?

Preparation of these specialized products requires specific formulas, chemicals, and equipment that are not available in most pharmacies. In addition, very few pharmacists have ever received the extensive amount of training in custom compounding techniques that is necessary to consistently produce a safe and effective product. Custom compounding also takes time, from as little as 20 minutes to over 24 hours for certain medications. Most pharmacies do not have the ability to devote that much time and attention to one prescription and in some cases may even refuse to fill these prescriptions. Lastly, most pharmacies lack an affiliation with a compounding support network, such as the Professional Compounding Center of America, that is capable of providing them instant access to personnel and resources vital to the art of custom compounding.

How do I Get a Custom Compounded Medication?

All custom compounded medications require a prescription from a physician. Only after a thorough discussion with you can your physician determine if a custom medication is appropriate. Once your physician writes the prescription, then the pharmacy can prepare your custom medication.