Compounding is the Art and Science of Creating Personalized Medications

Find out more about compounded medications:

• Specialty Compounding: Compounding is a useful tool in varied areas of medicine
• Alternative Medication Forms: Making medications more effective and easier to take
• Compounding Answers: Answers to common compounding questions

A Brief History of Compounding

At one time, nearly all prescriptions were compounded. With the advent of mass drug manufacturing in the 1950s and ‘60s, compounding rapidly declined. The pharmacist’s role as a preparer of medications quickly changed to that of a dispenser of manufactured dosage forms, and most pharmacists no longer were trained to compound medications. However, the “one-size-fits-all” nature of many mass-produced medications meant that some patients’ needs were not being met.

Trained, PCCA member pharmacists can now personalize medicine for patients who need specific:

• Strengths
• Dosage forms
• Flavors
• Ingredients excluded from medications due to allergies or other sensitivities

Our state of the art pharmaceutical compounding lab will meet the highest standards for quality, purity, and safety. As a Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) licensed pharmacy you can trust that you are only receiving 100% FDA approved medications that have been individually tested for purity and potency.