Compounding is a way your physician and pharmacist can work together to give the patient the exact dosage that they may need. The patient may not need the dose that is manufactured for the majority of all people. Compounding is a way the patients needs can be meet with the dosage, and form that is more accommodating and preferred.

Alternatives

Capsules—combination or altered dosage of medication in once capsule.  The commercially available dosage of medication may be too strong or not strong enough. The physician can give the patient the dose that is needed. Help from Layne’s compounding pharmacy the medication can be compounded to the patient’s needs.  The patient may want the convenience of taking one capsule in place of two, three or even four. The physician may write a prescription for up to four medications into one capsule as long as there is no drug-to-drug interaction between drugs.
 
Suspension—the patient is unable to swallow a pill or tablet or prefers a liquid form of medication. The patient is given the choice of flavors, in an easy to swallow suspension. The pharmacist can alter the strength of the suspension to a dose that is prescribed for the patient.
 
Suppositories—anti-nausea medication may be administered prior to medication that may cause nausea or vomiting.  Suppositories can be an alternative form in place of a suspension (patient unable to swallow a pill or table). This form may also limit the adverse effects of most medications.
 
Hormone replacement cream, troche, injection or capsule—the individual or combination of bioidentical hormones that the patient is deficiency.  Bioidentical is a synthetic hormone that is identical to the natural hormone in everyone’s body. Compounded especially for each individual.
 
Erectile dysfunction creams, gels, or injectable—the compound that may help the quality of life of the male with this disorder with a choice of forms.
 
Creams—topical form of compounding. Creams can be transdermal or local.

• To limit adverse effects of the medication or medicine combination.
• Topical cream with anti-nausea medication may be administered prior to medication that may cause nausea or vomiting.
• Topical cream to administer locally to the affected area of treatment.

Combination creams—(antifungal and skin protectant creams) for rashes and skin irritation from incontinent condition.