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Compounding:
The Triad Relationship
Compounding is achieved through an essential triad relationship — patient,
physician and pharmacist. The physician first prescribes the medication,
then the pharmacist takes the necessary ingredients, compounds them, and
dispenses the medicine to the patient after a thorough consultation. This
enables patients to receive the type of personalized care they deserve and
allows independent community pharmacists the opportunity to provide
superior, patient-oriented services.
Reasons for
Compounding
There are several reasons why pharmacists compound prescription medications;
yet, the most important one is patient noncompliance. Many patients are
allergic to preservatives or dyes, or are sensitive to standard drug
strengths. With a physician's prescription, a compounding pharmacist can
change the strength of a medication, alter its form to make it easier for
the patient to ingest, and add flavor to it to make it more palatable. The
pharmacist also can prepare the medication using several unique delivery
systems, such as a sublingual troche or lozenge, a lollipop, or a
transdermal gel. Or, for those patients who are having a difficult time
swallowing a capsule, a compounding pharmacist can make a suspension
instead.
Often parents have a tough time getting their children to take their
medicine because of the taste. A compounding pharmacist can work directly
with the physician and the patient to select a flavoring agent, such as
vanilla butternut or tutti frutti, that provides both an appropriate match
for the medication's properties and the patient's taste preferences.
Compounding pharmacists also have helped patients who are experiencing
chronic pain. For example, arthritic patients who cannot take certain
medications due to gastrointestinal side effects. Working with their
physician, a compounding pharmacist can provide them with a topical
preparation with the anti-inflammatory or analgesic their doctor prescribed
for them.
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