Customized care to meet your individual needs
Do you wish your child’s medicine tasted better, so they would accept it without a fuss? Do you struggle to cut prescription tablets in half because they’re not the strength you require? Would you or a loved one benefit from having daily medication packets?
At Victoria Square Pharmacy in Prince Albert, we provide solutions to all these problems, and more, including providing hard to find medications and ones that are no longer available.
Custom Compounding
Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing customized medications for patients. A compounding pharmacist can alter the form of your medication to make it easier to use, add flavour, adjust the strength, and even formulate medications that are no longer manufactured commercially.
Daily Medication Packets
Daily medication packets can help eliminate missing doses or accidental double dosing. Each package has the person’s name, the date, as well as the time this packet is to be taken. This service will help you and your family take medications, and even vitamins, at the right time and on the right day, always.
Pain Management
Compounding offers personalized pain relief, treating symptoms while avoiding certain side effects like stomach irritation, dizziness and drowsiness. We can also make formulations that are targeted to the exact site of the pain.
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement for Women
Bio-identical hormones have the exact chemical structure as the hormones in the human body. The body recognizes them and allows them to mimic the function of the hormones the body produces on its own. Compounded hormone replacement therapy can be adapted specifically to fit each individual’s body and hormone levels.
Andropause
Hormone replacement therapy isn’t just for women; men can benefit from it, too. Symptoms of andropause include decreased libido, muscle mass, strength, and stamina. Supplementing with testosterone may help relieve these symptoms and a compounding pharmacy can ensure your dosage suits your body and hormone levels.
Palliative Care
The goal of palliative care is to provide relief to patients with debilitating illnesses. Compounded medications can be specialized to a person’s individual needs and even make it easier for caregivers to deliver the medication to their patients.
Dermatology
Dermatology medication needs to be as unique as each person’s skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body, and it can vary greatly from person to person. A compounding pharmacy can create customized medications for each patient’s skin.
Pediatrics
Giving medicine to children can be challenging not only because kids may not like the taste but also because their small size makes getting the right dose of upmost importance. At Victoria Square Pharmacy, we can formulate a medication that makes it easier for kids to take their medicine.
Podiatry
Medications taken orally to relieve pain can have unwanted side effects but those side effects can be reduced if the medicine is rubbed onto the skin. This type of compounded medicine may be a perfect fit for foot and leg issues.
Sports Medicine
Athletes may benefit from compounded medication that treats injuries, aches and pains topically. Plus, different body types may need different levels of medication. Working with your health care provider, a compounding pharmacist can prepare a medication that is right for your body.
Wound Care
Certain medications can improve wound care if administered topically that you wouldn’t necessarily take orally. Additionally, medications that improve blood flow can be added to medication to enhance healing. A compound pharmacist can work with your doctor to find the right solution.
Dentistry
There are a variety of ways to deliver medication that will help soothe the pain patients are experiencing in the mouth, including topical medications, lollipops, and lozenges, depending on your specific issues.
Veterinary
Consider how hard it is to get your cat to swallow a pill. Giving pets medication presents a unique set of challenges that can often be addressed through compounding. A compounding pharmacist can work with your vet to prepare medicines in easy-to-give, flavoured dosage forms that pets of all kinds will happily devour.
Dosage Forms
We can develop a variety of ways for you to receive your medication, including creams, sterile eye drops, rapid dissolve tablets, rectal creams, vaginal creams, transdermal creams, mouth wash, ear powders, capsules, troche, and sustained-release capsule.
A complete line of pharmaceutical products
In addition to its compounding services, Victoria Square Pharmacy in Prince Albert offers a full suite of pharmacy services.