Chronic Pain Relief Through the Art & Science of Pharmacy
Posted by Mike Martin on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 @ 12:34 PM
Everyone suffers from acute pain when injured or ill, but acute pain goes away quickly. Chronic pain is defined by experts as pain that has not gone away or recurs frequently even after six months have passed. Traditional treatment methods often fail to bring relief.
The reason for this is because most medications utilized for pain are dosed orally causing the medication to effect the entire body, even where it is not needed. This in turn can lead to unwanted side effects that limit the usefulness of these medications.
A compounding pharmacist can create medications that limit/eliminate side effects, while also providing pain relief. Compounding medications for chronic pain relief allows for...
- ...unique delivery vehicles to be utilzed (i.e. topical cream, troche, iontophoresis solutions); which makes administering the medication easier, more pleasant, and potentially more effective
- ...medicines to be concentrated based on individual need which maximizes therapeutic outcomes while reducing side effects
- ...multiple medications, that have been shown to have modest effects individually, to be combined to form a more potent customized medication. This may speed the healing process and save patients valuable time and money, eliminating needlessly switching from one therapy to the next
A compounding pharmacist uses raw chemicals, powders, liquids and special equipment to make medications. This results in a customized medication made by a pharmacist, according to a doctor's directions, to meet an individual patient need.
Compounding is fundamental to the profession of pharmacy, is legal in all 50 states, and pharmacists are the only health care professionals that have studied chemical compatibilities and who can prepare alternate dosage forms.
To find a compounding pharmacy near you go to http://www.iacprx.org/ or feel free to contact us as we can ship medications throughout the USA.