Discover the benefits of medication made just for you
As a member of Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA), we can customize medication for you to ensure maximum effectiveness.
Compounded medications have application across a number of medical fields – adult and pediatric family care; dental, dermatological and veterinary care; and sports medicine. Click the menu below to view some of the compounding solutions we provide.
Common Applications
Dentistry
Dermatology
Pediatric
Sports Medicine
Veterinary
Common Applications
Alternate Dosage Forms • Aseptic Compounding • Cost-Effective Formulating • Creams, Ointments, & Lotions • Dental Preparations • Dermatological Specialties • Discontinued Combinations • Enteric Coating • Flavor Specialization • Gels – Topical, Oral • Geriatric Formulation • Homeopathic Formulations • Hospice Consultation – Pain Formulations, Nausea Formulations • Implants • Individual Dosages • Inhalation Therapy – Individual Vials, Combined Dosages, Multi-Dose Bottles • Injectables • Lip Balms • Medicated Lollipops • Medicated Lozenges • Medicated Popsicles • Nasal Sprays & Solutions • Ophthalmic Specialties • Oral Suspensions • Original Formulations – Now Reformulated • Otic Insufflations • Otic Solutions & Suspensions • Over-the-Counter Formulations • Pediatric Formulations • Physical Therapy Consultation – Phonophoretic Formulations, Sounding Gels, Ionizing Solutions, Iontophoretic Formulations • Podiatric Formulations • Polyineric Substrate Bandages • Preservative-Free Formulations • Rectal Enemas or Suppositories • Sublingual Troches • Sugar-Free Formulations • Suspensions • Throat Sprays • Topical Powders • Topical Sprays • Transdermal Paste • Unit Dose • Urethral Inserts • Vaginal Creams – Tubes with Applicator, Disposable Applicators • Vaginal Suppositories • Veterinary Formulations
Dentistry
Compounding enables dentists and oral surgeons to provide highly personalized treatments in the following areas:
- Analgesics
- Anti-virals
- Antibiotics
- Topical anesthetics
- Sedatives
- Dry socket mixtures
- Root canal paste
- Plaque removal solutions
- Plaque disclosure solutions
- Oral rinses
- Adhesives
- Bleaching gels
- Crown preps
- Bleaching/whitening agents
- Chronic non-microbial mucositis
- Xerostomia
- Fluoride treatments
- Aphthous ulcers/canker sores/oral lesions
- Stomatodynia
- TMJD
- Angular chelitis/herpes labials
- Fungus, viral, candida
- Gum disease (Gingivitis)
- Dosage forms
- Troches/sublinguals
- Capsules
- Lollipops
- Gels, oral, topical
- Mucosal bandages (polyoxyl)
- Mouthwashes and rinses
- Dental ointments and pastes
- Chapstick/lipstick, lip balms
- Oral and topical sprays
- Powder puffer
- Popsicles
- Injectables
- Tablet Triturates
Dermatology
Compounding enables dermatologists to provide highly personalized treatments in the following areas:
- Acne formulations
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
- Sunburn
- Baldness
- Anti-fungals
- Wrinkle creams
- Anti-oxidant aging creams/gels
- Fever blister meds
- Wart meds
- Skin bleaching creams
- Plant irritations
- Viral infections
- Scarring
Pediatric
Compounding is useful for providing unique solutions for pediatric patients, including:
- Analgesics
- Antibiotics/anti-virals
- Diaper rash treatment
- Premature apnea therapy
- Psoriasis/eczema medications
- Resistant head lice treatment
- Stimulant drug trials
- Topical anesthetics
- Pediatric dosing bottle – provides a convenient way to include medication in their drink bottle
- Medicated lollipops and gelatin troches
- Pediatric suppositories
Sports Medicine
In addressing sports injuries, compounding offers a number of solutions for treating a variety of issues, including:
Blisters
Solution: Flexible Collodion preparations
Fever Blisters
Solution: Lip balms with or without sunblock
Re-hydration
Solution: Sports Drink formulas
Athlete’s Foot
Solution: Topical anti-fungals
Muscle Aches
Solution: Topical gels
Muscle Cramps
Solution: Speed gels, topicals
Wounds
Solution: Polyox bandages, tissue regenerating gels, protective ointments
Calluses
Solution: Creams
Carpal Tunnel
Solution: Transdermal gels
Dry Skin
Solution: Moisturizing creams, lotions
Nail Fungus
Solution: Anti-fungal
Hemorrhoids
Solution: Rectal Rocket suppositories, ointments
Sprains
Solution: Transdermal gels
Trigger Point
Solution: Transdermal gels
Veterinary
Pharmacists and veterinarians work well together in improving and maximizing the therapeutic success and compliance of large & small pets, wildlife, zoo animals and farm animals (while also reducing the overall cost of animal care.)
Current veterinary compounding solutions include:
- Alternate dosage forms
- Sterile injections
- Creams, ointments and lotions
- Ophthalmic preparations
- Discontinued medications
- Flavor specialization
- Sugar-free formulations
- Topical powders
- Transdermals
- Chewable flavored troches
- Otic solutions and non-aqueous suspensions
- Oral suspensions and paste
- Otic Insufflations
- Gels – topical/oral
- Rectal enemas
- Iontophoretic formulations
- Rectal suppositories
- Individualized concentrated doses
- Combination medications
- Medicated biscuits/treats
- Inhalation therapy
Additional veterinary compounding applications include:
- Flavoring dosage forms that make it easy, even fun, to dose an animal:
- – Chocolate/peanut butter suspension for hyper insulin in ferrets
- – Stool softener in beef flavored gelatin balls
- – Good tasting marshmallow, liver, beef, chicken or fish-flavored suspensions
- Custom strength medications for seizures, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, parasitic infections and appetite stimulation
- Low dose, longer acting insulins
- Inhalation therapy with ultrasonic nebulizers to treat kennel cough for dogs
- Antidotes/treatments for accidental animal poisoning
- Vitamins and tonics
- NSAIDS transdermally to avoid GI tract irritation
- Anti-fungal inhalation for birds
- Discontinued, combination, custom formulated products
- Protective medicated coatings for wounds or stitches (coatings which are difficult to lick off)
- Transdermal, anti-inflammation gel for torn ligaments
- Hard-to-find medication for urinary tract incontinence
- Transdermal anti-motion sickness medicine which can be applied to outer ear surface
- Concentrated solutions for birds & reptiles, matching the dose according
- to the animal’s size
- Injections and liquids for metal toxicities
- Combination or fortified ophthalmic formulas
- “Hairball” remedy for cats
- Custom shampoo to treat “rain-rot,” a fungal infection in horses
Common Patient Dosing Challenges
Reeves-Sain Drug Store addresses patient dosing challenges that commercially available drugs often present. Our compounding pharmacy is able to customize medications to meet specific needs.
Lactose Intolerance (Lactose is often used as a filler or excipient for capsules.)
Solution: Compound the required medication using an excipient other than lactose.
Allergic to Dyes or Preservatives
Solution: Compound the prescribed medication dye or preservative free.
Alcohol Free Medication
Solution: Customize the medication without the addition of alcohol.
Discontinued Medication
Solution: When the USP grade chemical and applicable formula is available, it can be compounded.
Medications in Short Supply
Solution: Same as discontinued item.
Required Strength Not Available
Solution: Customize the medication to the required strength.
Required Dosage Form Not Available
Solution: A wide variety of dosage forms are available, and others may possible be created to meet a unique patient need.
Medication Taste
Solution: Many medications can be flavored to enhance palatability.
Side-Effect Intolerance
Solution: Customize the medication to alleviate the side effect(s).
Economic Hardship
Solution: Drug combinations in a single dosage form, e.g., NSAIDS and analgesics or analgesics and anti-nauseates, can be customized. Such combinations can reduce the costs of some medications.
Patient Not Responding to Conventional Drug Therapy (e.g. Medication is not working or bringing about the desired therapeutic outcome.)
