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MENS HEALTH

Our compounding pharmacist can create customized treatment options to help men of all ages maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.
Maintain your health with treatments that are customized for you. A compounding pharmacist can create customized treatment options for these and many other health issues, including nutritional support to help maintain your health.
Do you have concerns about erectile dysfunction, low libido, loss of zest for life, or prostate and bladder health?
Do you experience discomfort from aches and pains, or fungal infections such as athlete’s foot or jock itch?
Perhaps you have aesthetic worries, such as hair loss, excessive sweating, chronic bad breath, or aging skin.
Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing customized medications for patients. Modern technology and innovative techniques and research allow many healthcare providers to work with pharmacists to customize medications to provide their patients with the benefit of medications tailored specifically for certain needs.

A compounding pharmacist can tailor a prescription to the exact strength required by the individual patient, and make it in a dosage form that is easy for the patient to use. This may allow the patient to better comply with the dosing instructions, resulting in a more positive experience and treatment outcome.
Unique Dosage Forms
An important benefit is the compounding pharmacist’s ability to alter the delivery system of medications.


Working closely with a healthcare provider, a compounding pharmacist can develop a dosage form that works best for the patient. Many medications, such as some used to treat aches and pains, are commonly available as capsules or tablets. However, medications taken orally must pass through a patient’s digestive tract before making their way into the system, which may delay the effect of the medication or result in gastrointestinal side effects.

With the prescriber’s consent, a compounding pharmacist can prepare many of these medications as topical preparations — creams, lotions, solutions, or gels which are applied directly to the skin. Topical preparations allow the drug to be absorbed through the skin and enter tie bloodstream, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract and potentially minimizing the related side effects. Some medications also may be formulated in dosage forms such as flavored troches, which dissolve in the mouth and quickly enter the bloodstream.
Testosterone Supplementation
Your compounding pharmacist can tell you that hormone replacement therapy isn’t just for women — many men can benefit from it too! Recent research has identified a number of common physical and emotional symptoms experienced by men as they age, including: decreased libido, muscle mass, strength, and stamina; impotence; osteoporosis; heart disease; sleep disorders; depression and anxiety. Many of these men might be diagnosed properly with “andropause” or & “male menopause” a condition related to decreasing levels of testosterone or increasing levels of estrogen.

Your natural balance may be restored though supplementation of the hormone testosterone, which has been shown to relieve the symptoms of andropause. Of course, not all men are the same — different men may need different amounts of testosterone to help address their individual symptoms. The value of hormone replacement through pharmacy compounding is its ability to fit your unique body and hormone levels, resulting in better accuracy and a healthier balance.
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about compounded medications to meet your needs today.
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Q & A:

What is compounding?

Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing customized medications for patients. Its practice dates back to the origins of pharmacy, although compounding’s presence in the pharmacy profession has changed over the years.

In the 1930s and 1940s, the majority of prescriptions were compounded. With the advent of mass drug manufacturing in the 1950s and ’60s, compounding declined as the pharmacist’s role as a preparer of medications quickly changed to that of a dispenser of manufactured dosage forms. However, this “one-size–fits–all” approach to medication meant that some patients’ needs were not being met.

Within the las few decades, however, compounding has experienced a renaissance as modern technology and innovative techniques and research have allowed more pharmacists to customize medications to meet a patient’s unique needs.

Can my child or my elderly parent take compounded medicine?

Yes! Children and the elderly are often the types of patients who benefit most from compounding.

It is common for parents to have a tough time getting their children to take medicine because of the taste. A compounding pharmacist can work directly with the physician and the patient to select a flavoring agent, such as bubble gum, grape, tutti frutti, or vanilla butternut, which provides both an appropriate match for the medication’s properties and the patient’s taste preferences.

Just think – no more wasting medicine when a cranky patient spits it out!

Compounding pharmacists also can help patients who experience chronic pain. For example, some arthritic patients cannot take certain medications due to gastrointestinal side effects. Working with a physician’s prescription, a compounding pharmacist can provide these patients’ anti-inflammatory or pain-relieving medicationsas topical preparationsthat can be absorbed through the skin.

Compounded prescriptions frequently are used to ease pain, nausea, and other symptoms for hospice patients as well.

Is compounding legal? Is it safe?

Compounding has been part of healthcare since the origins of pharmacy, and is widely used today in all areas of the industry, from hospitals to nuclear medicine.

Over the last decade, compounding’s resurgence has largely benefited from advances in technology, quality control and research methodology.

The Food and Drug Administration has stated that compounded prescriptions are both ethical and legal as long as they are prescribed by a licensed practitioner for a specific patient and compounded by a licensed pharmacy.

In addition, compounding is regulated by state boards of pharmacy.

Will my insurance cover compounded medications?

Some insurance plans do cover compounding. At Palm Beach Gardens Pharmacy, we accept all major insurance companies.

Is compounding expensive?

Compounding may or may not cost more than conventional medication. Its cost depends on factors such as the type of ingredients and equipment required, plus the time the pharmacist spends researching and preparing the medication.

Fortunately, compounding pharmacists have access to pure-grade quality chemicals which dramatically lower overall costs and allow them to be very competitive with commercially manufactured products.

How does compounding benefit me?

There are several reasons why prescribers and pharmacists provide compounded medications for patients.

The primary reason is to avoid patient non-compliance, which means the patient is either unable or unwilling to use the medication as directed.

Many patients are allergic to preservatives or dyes, or require a dosage that is different from the standard drug strengths. With a practitioner’s consent, a compounding pharmacist can adjust the strength of a medication, add flavor to make it more palatable, or alter its form to make it easier for the patient to ingest.

Pharmacists also can prepare medications using unique delivery systems. For those patients who find it difficult to swallow a capsule, a compounding pharmacist can prepare the drug as a flavored liquid suspension instead. Other dosage forms include topical gels or creams that can be absorbed through the skin, suppositories, sublingual troches or lozenges, or even lollipops.

What kinds of prescriptions can be compounded?

Almost any kind! Compounded prescriptions are ideal for any patient requiring unique dosages and/or delivery devices.

Compounding applications can include: bio-identical hormone replacement therapy; hospice; pediatric; pain management;ophthalmic; dental; otic ( for the ear); dermatology; medication flavoring; neuropathy; veterinary; sports medicine; infertility; wound therapy; podiatry and gastroenterology.

Does my prescriber know about compounding?

Prescription compounding is a rapidly growing component of many practitioners’ practices, but some may not realize the extent of compounding’s resurgence in recent years due to today’s climate of aggressive marketing by drug manufacturers.

Ask your prescriber about compounding, or get in touch with a compounding pharmacy – one that is committed to providing high-quality compounded medications in the dosage form and strength prescribed by the practitioner. Through the triad relationship of patient, prescriber and pharmacist, all three can work together to solve unique medical problems.

COmpounding SERVICES

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)

Unbalanced hormones can make you feel like a stranger in your own skin.
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Pain  Management

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Veterinary  Compounding

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Men’s Health

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