Pain can be debilitating, whether it's acute muscle or nerve pain resulting from an accident, or a chronic
condition such as arthritis or fibromyalgia. Pharmacy compounding is effective in providing relief with
potentially fewer side effects and less overall medication.

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

Ask your physician today about the benefits of personalized compounding.
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Pain Management

                    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 medication 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. What is
compounding? Compounding is the art and science of preparing customized medications for patients. Its
resurgence in recent years provides valuable benefits to those for whom pain management has become a
way of life.

Every individual is unique, and the types of pain experienced can be equally diverse. By working with a
compounding pharmacist, your physician can prescribe treatments tailored specifically for your pain
management needs.

Alternate Dosage Forms
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 to the site of the pain.
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.