Pharmacy Care Solutions

Flavored Medication
One obvious challenge with dental related medication is the involvement of
the taste buds — some dental rinses, solutions and gels can be less than
tasty. A compounding pharmacist can help the medicine taste better
without changing its vital properties and performance. For instance, a bitter
analgesic can be enhanced with chocolate flavor to make it taste better. A
tooth bleaching solution would allow easier use if it tasted like peppermint
cream. And children will be glad to take a topical compound oral anesthetic
if it's delivered through a cherry flavored lollipop.

Basic Uses

Analgesics
Antibiotics
Topical anesthetics
Sedatives
Adhesives
Bleaching gels
Dry socket mixtures
Plaque removal solutions
Oral rinses

Dosage Forms

Troches/sublinguals
Capsules
Lollipops
Gels (oral, topical)
Mouthwashes & rinses
Lipsticks & lip balms
Oral & topical sprays
Popsicles

Dental Compounding

~compassionate care without anxiety~

Compounding is the art and science of preparing customized medications for patients. In recent years,
compounding has experienced a resurgence, as many dentists and physicians are working with pharmacists
to offer their patients the benefit of medicines tailored specifically for certain needs.

Due to its variety of patients, dentistry is an ideal arena for compounded medications. From an
eight-year-old getting a cavity filled to an eighty-year-old being fitted for dentures, no two patients are alike
in their needs.

plaque removal, ulcers, canker sores and even tooth whitening.
plaque removal, ulcers, canker sores and even tooth whitening.

Unique Dosage Forms
As with many medical treatments, the therapeutic options available to
dentists can be limited. Some patients just don't always respond to
standard medications.

Compounding enhances the acceptability and application of medications through its ability to customize
dosage forms. Some nauseated patients who cannot swallow a pill may receive medicine transdermally
through a gel rubbed into the skin.

Patients who suffer from needle anxiety may need a topical anesthetic to allow for painless dental injection.

Other commercially unavailable dosage forms include liquids, pastes, lozenges or even lollipops.