Not all drugs sell well in the
market—a major reason why a manufacturer would stop putting
them out. But this doesn’t mean that there’s no need for these
phased out drugs anymore. Strict government regulations sometimes
take medicines out of the pharmacy shelves or maybe new and
better drugs come into the picture.
But there are cases that sick pets respond better to phased
out medicines. What does a pet owner or vet has to do? Here.
compounding is clearly the answer. Some pharmaceutical companies
provide compounding for drugs that are no longer available in
drugstores such as the case of Sodium Sulfadiazine.
All the pharmaceutical company has to do is get the required
pharmaceutical grade chemicals. Then customize dosages can be
formulated for a particular pet patient. There are even times
when the compounded medicine works much better than the discontinued
drug. This could only be good for the animal and the grateful
pet owner.
Aside from compounding, a pharmaceutical company can also produce
smaller doses of a human medicine that has proven to be effective
in treating animal diseases. Animals and humans can share medicines
only that the former need them in smaller dosage forms. Lowered
doses of human medicines can come in capsules, chewable gummy
bears, drinking water that is medicated and liquid suspensions
with fruity flavors.
Another reason why vets use compounded medicines is when the
pet doesn’t like the taste of prescribed drug. No matter how
you deceive them by placing the capsule in the pet food, the
animal just won’t eat it. With compounding, the medicine can
be flavored thus tricking your pet to thinking that it’s just
another tasty treat.
Often our pet needs more than one drug but it’s difficult to
administer them. By combining two or more drugs in a single
dosage form, treating an animal becomes a lot easier. Or perhaps
the drug tablet or capsule is too big for a young animal to
swallow. Compounding can alter the size of the table or capsule
for easier ingestion.
Vets may also need to prescribe eye drops that are not commercially-available.
A special eye drop can be very important for the treatment of
particular types of allergies and you never know when your pet
is going to need it. Compounding can do the job.
Sometimes too prescribed medicines are difficult to use and
costly to buy because they come in separate containers. Compounding
can combine these drugs into a base that has the required concentrations
from each drug needed for the treatment of a condition.
Diabetic animals can also benefit from compounded medicines
especially when they need oral hypoglycemics, diluted insulin,
U100 and 40 dosages or protamine zinc insulin.
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