Compounding is the preparation of personalized medications prescribed and formulated by practitioners in which individual ingredients are combined together to achieve a specific strength and dosage form required by the patient.
This method allows the practitioner and pharmacist to work hand-in-hand to customize a medication to meet the patient’s specific needs. Apothecary is described as “one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.” This is only a small chapter of what we do.
Using products of the highest and purest quality in combination with industry standard compounding techniques to bring you superior products.
Here at The Hebron Pharmacy, we are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and work hand-in-hand with some industry’s top resources to create customized and pharmaceutically elegant preparations. We take pride in making sure that all procedures are compliant with USP (795) guidelines and gearing for USP (800) along with State and Federal regulations.
Many specialties such as Veterinary, Pediatric, BHRT, Endocrinology and much more can utilize the advantages of compounding. Here are some of the variations in dosage forms that are available
- Capsules (Immediate or Sustained Release)
- Topical Creams and Ointments
- Transdermal PLOs and Gels
Suppositories- Sublinguals (Troches, drops, etc.)
- Oral Solutions & Suspensions
- Oral Gels
- Hypoallergenic Flavoring system (dye, lactose, sugar free)
- and many more…
Combination Therapies
Combining medications can be useful in many ways. Targeting issues with a combination medication may be used as a convenience to reduce polypharmacy (taking multiple prescription medications with overlapping indications). Some combination therapies are created to incorporated medications that work in correlation. Have your prescriber contact us today for more information.
Drug Shortages
Drug shortages are rapidly increasing in frequency. The availability of raw materials, manufacturing difficulties, economic and regulatory issues, supply vs. demand are only a few factors that may cause Retail drug shortages. Compounding medications give the prescribers and their patients an alternative action in when medications are no longer be available at the Manufacture level. Contact us today to help figure out an alternative for you!
Personalized Dosing Strategy
The benefits of Personalized Dosing Strategy is that it allows the prescriber to work hand-in-hand with the pharmacist to determine a suitable dose for any specific individual depending on size, gender, species, allergies, etc. From Veterinary to Pediatrics, our highly trained staff is here to help create a personalized compound for each and every case.
The compounds produced here at Hebron Pharmacy are backed by some of the industry’s Top Wholesalers. We take pride in the commitment that our customers are getting that perfect mix of the “quality assurance,” “premium grade ingredients,” and presented with pure “pharmaceutical elegance.” Every item that comes into our lab is accompanied with a “certificate of analysis (C of A)” for each lot and has been tested through USP, EP, NF, FCC, ACS and wholesaler standards. Combining the knowledge and information available to us by our affiliates we able to provide that personalized touch to each and every individual or situation.
