compounding for pain management ~ personalized relief

Everyone experiences some sort of pain in their lives.

It can take the form of a stress-induced headache, a muscle group strained from sports activities, or the result of an injury at work or automobile accident. For some, pain can be chronic in nature and something they live with on a daily basis.
Pain is the most common symptom for which individuals seek medical help. Acute pain can easily evolve into chronic pain, which can become difficult to treat. Commercially available pain medications often cause drowsiness, dizziness or stomach discomfort - and those taking these medications learn to accept these conditions as part of daily life.

The Compounding Solution

Struggling through chronic pain problems like arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine
headaches and nerve and muscle pain does not have to be a daily activity. There's a better solution: pharmacy compounding, a customized option for pain medication.

Alternate Dosages

Many commonly prescribed pain relief medications help the symptoms associated with chronic conditions such as arthritis, but they can also result in stomach irritation and other unwanted side effects. Compounding can provide alternate methods of delivery by combining the ingredients of traditional oral pain medications in a topical gel, cream or spray form that can be applied directly tot he site of pain. For migraine sufferers, pain medications may be administered through nasal sprays or flavored troches or lozenges. These dosage forms bypass the gastrointestinal tract.

Combined Formulations

Often, fibromyalgia patients are placed on a variety of medications to take care of all the symptoms associated with the disease. On many occasions, these multiple products can be eliminated by a specially prepared compound that combines several medications into a single topical gel, ready to be applied directly to affected areas.

Strength Variations

Because patients vary in size, symptoms and pain tolerance, commercially available medications often do not provide an appropriate dosage strength. Through compounding, a physician and pharmacist can customize a medication to the exact amount needed by the patient. Pain can be debilitating whether it's acute muscle or nerve pain resulting from an accident, or chronic condition such as arthritis or fibromyalgia. The compounding services at Flourish Integrative Pharmacy is effective in providing relief with potentially fewerside effects and less overall medication.

Through compounding the relief of pain can be customized to your specific needs.

If you would like more information on compounding for pain management contact one of our pharmacists here.