VETERINARY
Veterinary

Veterinary 
Compounding

PRECISION COMPOUNDING PHARMACY CAN FORMULATE SPECIAL DOSAGE FORMS OF DRUGS TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF ANIMALS AND TO HELP THE VETERINARIAN SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR ANIMALS WITH SPECIAL MEDICATION NEEDS.
Additionally, we recognize the need for therapeutic improvisation, which has long been a fact of life for veterinarians. Some of the services that are pharmacy provides are listed on this page.

Flavored Medication

We understand how finicky animals can be when it comes to their diet. The same problem often occurs when one tries to administer a medication to them. To help in such situations, our compounding pharmacy can prepare medications in a flavored oral dose or transdermal dose that can be customized for the animal. Fish-flavored medications for cats and liver-flavored medications for dogs are readily available. We can prepare piña colada- or banana-flavored medications for exotic birds.
Customized Medication Dosages
Commercially available animal medications often come in only one dosage or strength. To properly medicate small animals, a reduced dose often must be given. This can be a problem and a potential source of either over- or under-medicating if the needed drug only comes in a solid form and given dosage. Our compounding pharmacy can provide the exact amount of medication per dose needed to treat smaller animals. Conversely, we can provide larger than commercially available strengths of medications and make them into single doses. 
Medications No Longer Available
Frequently, drug manufacturers will discontinue the production of medications and dosage forms due to low demand, and hence a decreased profit for them. However, there is often still a need for these. When a veterinary formulation is not commercially available and there is no human preparation that can be used, we can help. Our compounding pharmacy can obtain the necessary pharmaceutical-grade chemicals to compound individualized dosage forms that may even out-perform the discontinued formulation! 
Alternative Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration
At times, it is impossible to open an animal’s mouth to administer a needed medication. In such situations, our compounding pharmacy can concentrate a medication in a flavored gel that’s then applied to the animal’s paw or fur, and thus be administered via licking. Furthermore, medications can be incorporated into rectal suppositories or added to a specially-compounded cream, gel, or ointment for transdermal absorption. 
Drug Combinations
Some animal ailments, such as skin disorders, are often best treated using a combination of drugs. To avoid multiple dosing while achieving cost savings, our compounding pharmacy can combine the needed concentrations of the required medications into a single, easy-to-use product.
Products Available
Nearly every type of medication your pet may need can be compounded, including the following:
  • Antidotes and treatments for accidental poisoning
  • Anti-fungal inhalation for birds
  • Combination or fortified ophthalmic formulas 
  • Concentrated solutions for birds and reptiles matching the dose to the animal’s size
  • Custom shampoo to treat rain-rot, a fungal infection in horses
  • Difficult to lick off protective medicated coatings for wounds or stitches
  • Discontinued, combination, custom-formulated products
  • Hard-to-find medication for urinary incontinence
  • Inhalation therapy
  • Injections and liquids for metal toxicities
  • Transdermal NSAIDs that avoid the gastrointestinal tract
  • Transdermal, anti-inflammatory gel for torn ligaments
  • Transdermal anti-motion sickness medicine that is applied to the outer ear
  • Vitamins and tonics
Commonly-used flavors for veterinary compounding include the following:
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Fish
  • Salmon
Veterinarians are welcome to contact us for a complete list of veterinary products available for compounding at our pharmacy. 
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