Compounding allows a doctor to prescribe and a pharmacist to prepare a customized medication that is not available commercially, or to place an available medication in a different dosage form to meet a specific patient need and improve compliance. Martin Avenue Pharmacy helps physicians solve problems. Tell us the best dose for a particular patient and we can make it to that amount even if the commercially prepared medication does not come in that strength. We can also prepare a dosage form that contains the best dose of medication for your patient. By doing this the problems of not being able to swallow a pill or having to take too much medicine, which is wasteful and could cause adverse effects, are solved.
Manufactured medicines are often only available in tablets or capsules.
Yet, infants and other individuals, who have difficulty swallowing, may need a liquid, suppository, troche, transdermal preparation or other dosage form. We can create these dosage forms. In today's business world everything is about the bottom line. When a pharmaceutical company sees that a medication's demand is reduced or declining profits, that medication is taken off the market. However, most medications that are discontinued, even when it is an effective medication, are still needed by some patients.