Compounding​

Compounding means that we can create a medication to meet your specific needs. Whether you have an allergy or intolerance to an ingredient used in a commercial drug, a specific dose, dosage form, or flavor need, a product that is no longer manufactured or any other reason, we can help get you get the exact product to meet your health needs.

Compounded Medications

Compounded medications can be used effectively across a broad spectrum of treatment needs.

  • Topical Anesthetics
  • Dental Care
  • Dermatology
  • Hormone Replacement for Women & Men
  • Motion Sickness
  • Pediatrics
  • Antibiotic or Antifungal Sinus Rinses
  • Pain Management
  • Podiatry
  • End of Life Care
  • Thyroid Conditions
  • Veterinary Care
  • Vitamins and Supplements
  • Cosmetics

Our Compounding Services​

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is a treatment option for hormone imbalances and/or for restoration. Treatment may be indicated for symptoms of female menopause and the male equivalent, andropause. Commonly prescribed are estrogen, progesterone and testosterone in a variety of dosage forms and doses specific to the individual needs of the patient.

Infants and children sometimes have difficulty taking commercially manufactured drug forms. Many children have trouble swallowing tablets or capsules; some don’t like the taste of liquid medications. A physician, working in partnership with a compounding pharmacist can prescribe alternative dosage forms. This might include medication prepared in a suspension, a gummy, lollipop, or a transdermal gel applied to the skin.

Have you ever had trouble giving medicine to your pet? Compounding can help! Animals come in a variety of species and size, they also have taste preferences. Turn your pets medication into a treat!

Whether your pain is from an operation, injury, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, nerve pain, or arthritis, it can be debilitating and lower quality of life. Compounding offers novel non-opioid options to help.

Care for individuals at the end of life centers around providing comfort and pain relief while preserving dignity in final days. Compounding can help with the management of common symptoms including pain, nausea, vomiting, and anxiety.

Compounded transdermal creams and ointments are used for a wide range of conditions such as treating precancerous cells, wound care, and scar healing. We have specialized silicone or peptide based creams to help the healing process. 

We have a variety of options to treat hypothyroidism. If you are sensitive and need a very specific dose, if you need a combination or T3 and T4 in one capsule, if you want a natural desiccated thyroid option with out fillers, or in a specific dose, we can help. Our thyroid products are third party tested for your safety!

The decision to end one’s life is made voluntarily by a mentally competent adult patient who is suffering from a terminal illness with a prognosis of a limited life expectancy. It aims to provide terminally ill patients with the option to end their suffering and maintain control over the timing and manner of their death.

Some people are allergic or sensitive to components of mass produced medications. A compounded prescription begins with the drug in pure form and is mixed to meet your specific needs, without the additional fillers and colors in commercially manufactured drugs

Do you wonder if your expensive face cream contains the ingredients listed on the label? Never wonder again with compounded cosmetic creams, every ingredient is supplied from a pharmaceutical grade source that meets USP standards. Get everything you need in one product!

We can compound many treatments for hair loss that you wont see in your typical drug store. We supply topical foams, gels, and solutions to meet your needs.

Compounding for dentistry covers antibiotics, oral rinses, dry socket pastes, and lozenges for dry mouth, to name a few. Dosage forms such as lip balms, oral gels,  and lollipops can be used to meet your needs.

Warts, wounds, toenail fungus, foot pain… compounding provides another set of options to treatment these conditions.

Western Colorado Compounding Pharmacy carries vitamins and supplements of pharmaceutical quality. The process of ageing may mean your body doesn’t absorb nutrients like it used to, choose a high quality supplement to help your body feel the best it can.