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Gerry Letendre, RPh, MBA, CHt
Compounding medications combines an ageless art with the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art technology, allowing specially trained professionals to prepare customized medications to meet each patient’s specific needs. Compounding is fundamental to the profession of pharmacy and was a standard means of providing prescription medications before drugs began to be produced in mass quantities by pharmaceutical manufacturers. The pharmacists at Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy and Wellness Center have extensive experience, world-class training, elite licensures and memberships, and customize treatment plans for their patients. Communication between your physician and their staff is ongoing and discussed in intricate detail to ensure your safety, outcomes and overall health.
The Benefits of Compounding
A compounding pharmacy can make the same drug and customize it with your doctor’s specific recommendations such as dosages, combining drugs, eliminating fillers, dyes and allergens. They can also create bio-identical hormones according to your physician’s directions, as well as leaving out any allergens that affect you. All compounded drugs are formulated for you and your unique health needs and situation. You can think of it as buying off the rack vs. a custom- tailored suit. It’s an easy choice and it’s cost effective. Compounded drugs are the crème de la crème, and critical for many people, so in essence you get the custom suit at a major discount.
Cost Effective
Compounded medications and topicals are usually created at a lesser cost than name brand pharmaceutical drugs because pharmaceutical companies add in price increases to off-set marketing, research, development and sales teams to name a few.
Countless different compounded drugs can be very beneficial for both customizations to a patient’s specific need, and also in a cost savings aspect. If you do not have health insurance, getting your prescription medications compounded is a great alternative to name brands and even generics, in many cases.
Making Medications More Palatable & Easier to Administer
If your children or an elderly loved one has trouble taking meds, it can be created in a liquid version with added flavors or it can be made into a chew with flavors that are more palatable for the patient. This option is available for pets as well. Transdermal gels and injectables are also available via compounding.
Adverse Reactions | Allergies | Dyes | Fillers
Another issue is that many children and adults are allergic or have adverse reactions to certain fillers that are commonly used in prescription medications. Compounding pharmacists can create pure drugs that do not contain any additives, dyes, gluten/allergens or fillers.
Unique Dosages
Some people are more sensitive to the standard dose of medications. If you have an issue with the dose being too large or too small, a compounding pharmacist can create any dose that a doctor recommends. Many times individuals will experience gastrointestinal issues if medications are not well balanced for their needs.
Combining Drugs
Compounding pharmacists can also create unique combinations and/or adjust the dosages of those drugs. For example, if you have diabetes, you might also have hypertension, and a pill can be combined with both or more meds for optimal results.
Allowing Access to Discontinued Medications
When large manufacturers discontinue production of certain drugs, they make it hard for the patients who still need these medications to fill their prescriptions. Our compounding pharmacists play an important role in providing access to discontinued medications by recreating pharmaceutical-based ingredients in order to ensure that patients get the critical care they require.
Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)
Bio-identical hormones are equal to our body’s natural hormones on a molecular level. The difference between synthetic and bio-identical hormones is that synthetic hormones do not match human hormones on a biological level. Many synthetic versions of estrogen or progestin are not readily received by the body and can therefore throw it out of balance even further and cause systemic adverse reactions.
Customizing Medications, Elite Services and Certifications, Hometown Feel
Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy and Wellness Center is at the top of the leader board when it comes to professionalism and knowledge. They also have the added benefit of knowing their patients and their patients know them. When you join their compounding family, you can trust that you are in the best hands for safety, efficacy and communication with you and your doctor.
They specialize in human and animal health. They work directly with your physician or your pet’s veterinarian to create personalized medications that are custom-tailored for each patient’s needs combined with personalized medicine.
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Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy:
More Than Just a Pharmacy
Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy and Wellness Center is an independent, family owned pharmacy that has served the Sarasota community for over 40 years. They specialize in meeting patient’s needs through innovative compounding. Their compounding pharmacists work with physicians, veterinarians, dentists and other health care practitioners to prepare patient specific medications. Their compounding services allow them to create formulations in unique strengths and dosage forms.
Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy and Wellness Center are members with PCCA (Professional Compounding Centers of America), which means they have access to and use the highest-quality ingredients for all of their compounded pharmaceutical formulations.
Your Options with Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy are numerous! Stop by and see them today!
Sarasota Specialty Pharmacy
Call 941.366.0880 or visit sarasotarx.com
2075 Siesta Drive, Sarasota, FL 34239
