Compounding Medication and Who Needs It

You may have seen compounding medication included in your local pharmacy’s services. As a retail pharmacy in Edinburg, Texas we also offer this service. However, what is compounding medication, and do you actually need it?

Compounding medication combines, mixes, or alters the ingredients in medication to create a medication that is tailored to the needs of an individual patient. You may need to get compounded medication from your local pharmacy if your condition cannot be treated with the regular FDA-approved medication. Here are some of the reasons why you may need your medication compounded:

• You have an allergy to a certain dye in the medication

  You can have a medication made specifically without that dye or ingredient

• Your child, elderly loved one, or you cannot swallow a tablet or capsule

  They may create a dose of the medicine in liquid dosage form

However, you should take note that not just any independent pharmacy is allowed to compound medication. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved so they have to be done only by a licensed pharmacist in a state-licensed pharmacy or federal facility. It can also be done by a physician under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist in an outsourcing facility. This ensures the safety of your compounded medication.

Are you in need of a compounding pharmacy in Texas to provide you with compounded drugs? Come and visit us at RGVMEDS PHARMACY.