Pain & Palliative Care Compounding
Managing pain and the symptoms of serious illness is never one-size-fits-all. At Las Colinas Pharmacy, we believe patients deserve customized options that go beyond traditional prescriptions. Through the art and science of compounding, our pharmacists prepare personalized pain and palliative care medications that may help improve comfort, reduce side effects, and enhance quality of life.
Types of Pain We Commonly Treat
Pain is complex and can affect each person differently. Through compounding, we help provide solutions for many forms of acute and chronic pain, including:
- Headaches & migraines
- Neuropathy & nerve pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Back pain & failed back surgery syndrome
- Acute sports injuries
- Post-operative pain
- Dental pain
- Cancer-related pain
- Neuralgias (such as trigeminal neuralgia)
- Arthritis & orthopedic pain
- Sunburn and radiation burns
- Intractable or hard-to-treat pain
Compounding for Pain Management
Conventional pain therapy often relies on oral narcotics or NSAIDs (such as ibuprofen). While these can be effective, they don’t always address individual patient needs or the unique nature of their pain.
Compounding allows us to:
- Target specific types of pain with customized formulations
- Combine medications into a single dosage form for convenience
- Provide alternative dosage forms when oral medications aren’t tolerated
- Help reduce side effects by using topical or localized delivery methods
Our pharmacists may combine multiple pain-relieving ingredients, and even add anti-nausea or anti-inflammatory agents into a single customized preparation, such as a transdermal cream. This tailored approach may help patients achieve more complete relief.
Compounding in Palliative Care
Palliative care is specialized care designed to provide relief from the symptoms and stress of serious illness. Our goal is to improve quality of life for patients and to support families through every stage of treatment.
Common symptoms we help manage through compounding include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Dry mouth (xerostomia) and stomatitis
- Excessive pulmonary secretions (“death rattle”)
- Radiation mucositis and proctitis
- Wound pain and infection prevention
- Throat or oral inflammation
By working closely with physicians and caregivers, we prepare personalized medications that ease symptoms while minimizing discomfort.
Customized Dosage Forms
Every patient is different, and so are their treatment needs. Some of the unique dosage forms we prepare for pain and palliative care include:
- Immediate-release capsules for quick relief
- Sustained-release capsules for long-lasting effect
- Troches, lozenges, and rapid-dissolve tablets for patients with difficulty swallowing
- Topical creams, gels, and ointments for localized pain relief
- Transdermal creams and gels for steady medication delivery through the skin
- Oral liquids and suspensions for children or patients unable to take capsules
- Suppositories when oral administration is not an option
- Sterile injections when appropriate and prescribed
Partnering for Better Care
Our pharmacists bring extensive training and experience to every compounded prescription. By combining innovative protocols with patient-centered care, we work with physicians to design treatment plans that address each individual’s needs.
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