Compounding
Personalized medications prepared for your individual needs.
Compounding at Mathis Drug Store
Our expert pharmacists utilize cutting-edge compounding techniques to craft unique formulations, ensuring your treatment is as individual as you are. Whether you need a specific dosage, flavor, or combination of medications, compounding allows us to tailor therapy to your precise needs.
We work closely with patients and healthcare providers to create customized solutions that aren't always available in standard commercial products. From capsules and creams to liquid suspensions, each formulation is carefully prepared with the highest standards of safety and quality.
With our compounding services, you can get personalized medication that fits your lifestyle, preferences, and health requirements.
Non-sterile compounding • Hazardous and non-hazardous
Compounding specialties
Compounding may be considered when an available manufactured medication does not meet an individual patient's medical needs. Select a specialty for information for patients and prescribers.
BHRT / HormoneBioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and other hormone replacement therapy are personalized care for diagnosed hormone needs. “Bioidentical” means a hormone has the same chemical structure as a hormone produced by the human body; the term does not establish that one therapy is safer or more effective than another. Compounding may provide a tailored formulation when an appropriate manufactured option does not fit.Explore this specialty
For patients
Hormone needs and treatment goals can change with life stage, health history, and other medicines. When prescribed, an individualized preparation may offer a different dosage form or omit an ingredient you cannot tolerate. Your clinician and pharmacist can help you understand how the medicine fits into your care and follow your experience over time.
For prescribers
Hormone care brings together the patient’s diagnosis, clinical findings, health history, treatment goals, and preferences. When a manufactured therapy does not meet a specific formulation need, prescribers and pharmacists can collaborate on dosage form, ingredient compatibility, practical use, and a follow-up plan that supports consistent, coordinated care.
DermatologyDermatologic compounding creates individualized preparations for the skin, scalp, or nails when a patient needs a formulation not found in a suitable manufactured product.Explore this specialty
For patients
Skin needs vary by condition, treatment area, sensitivity, and daily routine. A prescribed preparation may use a cream, ointment, gel, or other appropriate base that is easier to apply to a particular area, or may leave out an ingredient that causes sensitivity. Your pharmacist can explain application, storage, and what to expect from the formulation.
For prescribers
Dermatologic treatment can be shaped by the diagnosis, application site, skin integrity, sensitivities, and patient preferences. Prescribers and pharmacists can work together to clarify the therapeutic objective and consider ingredient stability, vehicle compatibility, application needs, and patient-friendly counseling, then share observations about practical use and tolerability.
ENT / SinusEar, nose, throat, and sinus compounding provides an individualized prescribed preparation when a suitable manufactured product does not meet a patient’s formulation needs.Explore this specialty
For patients
Ear, nose, throat, and sinus concerns can involve sensitive or difficult-to-reach areas. After an appropriate evaluation, a prescribed preparation may offer a practical form for the intended area or omit an ingredient you cannot tolerate. Your prescriber and pharmacist can explain how to use, handle, and store the preparation.
For prescribers
For diagnosed ear, nose, throat, or sinus conditions with a specific formulation need, prescribers and pharmacists can collaborate on the intended site of use, dosage form, ingredient and device compatibility, stability, patient technique, and clear follow-up communication.
LDNLow-dose naltrexone (LDN) refers to off-label use of compounded naltrexone in amounts lower than those used for its approved indications. LDN has been studied for several off-label uses, but the evidence varies by condition and is limited for many uses.Explore this specialty
For patients
If your prescriber is considering low-dose naltrexone, your health history, other medicines, and the uncertain evidence for the intended off-label use are important parts of the conversation. Your prescriber and pharmacist can explain the formulation, answer practical questions, and coordinate monitoring.
For prescribers
When low-dose naltrexone is being considered off label, prescribers and pharmacists can collaborate on the patient-specific formulation need, ingredient compatibility, concurrent medication review, counseling about the varying and often limited evidence, and a coordinated follow-up plan.
PainPain management compounding offers individualized medication forms within a broader care plan when an appropriate manufactured product cannot address a patient’s particular formulation needs.Explore this specialty
For patients
Pain can affect movement, sleep, work, and everyday activities in different ways. Alongside other parts of your care plan, a prescribed preparation may provide a dosage form suited to a particular application area or avoid an ingredient you cannot tolerate. Your care team can discuss realistic goals, practical use, and how the plan is working for you.
For prescribers
Individual pain plans may reflect the diagnosis, functional priorities, comorbidities, previous therapies, and the role of nonmedication care. When a formulation gap remains, prescribers and pharmacists can collaborate on compatible ingredients and dosage forms, review concurrent medicines, align patient counseling, and share observations about usability, tolerability, function, and response.
PediatricPediatric compounding adapts a prescribed medicine’s form or ingredients for a child whose needs cannot be met by a suitable manufactured product.Explore this specialty
For patients
Some children have difficulty swallowing a tablet, need a more manageable medicine form, or cannot tolerate an ingredient in a standard product. When appropriate, a pharmacist may prepare the prescribed medicine in a child-friendly dosage form. Caregivers can ask for clear guidance about measuring, giving, and storing it, making the daily routine easier to understand.
For prescribers
Pediatric formulation needs may reflect age, swallowing ability, ingredient sensitivities, clinical circumstances, and caregiver capacity. Prescribers and pharmacists can collaborate on a compatible dosage form, appropriate measuring device, storage needs, and plain-language caregiver instructions. Continued communication can support practical administration, adherence, tolerability, and response as the child’s needs evolve.
PodiatryPodiatric compounding provides individualized medication forms for certain foot, heel, or nail needs when a suitable manufactured product does not match the treatment plan.Explore this specialty
For patients
Foot and nail concerns may involve hard-to-reach areas, thick nails, sensitive skin, or difficulty using a standard product. After your condition is evaluated, a prescribed preparation may offer a base suited to the treatment area or avoid an ingredient you cannot tolerate. Your care team can explain application and follow-up in practical terms.
For prescribers
Foot and nail conditions can present distinct formulation considerations related to the diagnosis, treatment site, skin integrity, sensitivities, and concurrent therapies. Prescribers and pharmacists can share relevant context to select a compatible vehicle, address application challenges, and provide clear patient guidance, with follow-up centered on usability, tolerability, and response.
Sexual HealthSexual health compounding provides individualized non-sterile prescribed preparations when a suitable manufactured product does not meet a patient’s formulation needs.Explore this specialty
For patients
Sexual health concerns are personal and can be influenced by health conditions, medicines, comfort, and other factors. After an appropriate evaluation, a prescribed non-sterile preparation may offer a different form or omit an ingredient you cannot tolerate. Your prescriber and pharmacist can discuss practical use and follow-up with sensitivity and privacy.
For prescribers
For a diagnosed sexual health concern with a specific formulation gap, prescribers and pharmacists can collaborate on an appropriate non-sterile dosage form, ingredient and mucosal compatibility, stability, patient counseling, and coordinated follow-up centered on usability and tolerability.
UrologyUrology addresses urinary, pelvic, and related concerns. Compounding may tailor a prescribed local or oral formulation to an individual need.Explore this specialty
For patients
Urinary, pelvic, and genital concerns can affect comfort and daily routines in different ways. After an appropriate evaluation, an individualized preparation may be useful when someone needs a different dosage form, has sensitivity to an ingredient, or finds a standard product difficult to apply. The care team can review use, handling, and storage.
For prescribers
Prescribers and pharmacists can work together when a diagnosed urologic condition calls for local treatment or another formulation that available products do not accommodate. Collaboration may include dosage form, excipient selection, mucosal compatibility, stability, absorption, applicator needs, and patient-friendly information that complements ongoing evaluation and care.
VeterinaryVeterinary compounding adapts prescribed medicine for an individual animal when its species, size, dosage-form needs, or ingredient sensitivities are not served by a suitable manufactured product.Explore this specialty
For patients
Giving medicine can be challenging when a pet resists a tablet, needs a different form, or is sensitive to an ingredient. With a veterinarian’s prescription, a compounded preparation may make administration more practical for that animal. Your veterinarian and pharmacist can show you how to give and store it and what changes to share at follow-up.
For prescribers
Veterinary formulation decisions draw on species, diagnosis, size, ingredient suitability, administration feasibility, and caregiver capacity. When an individualized preparation is needed, veterinarians and pharmacists can collaborate on a compatible dosage form and excipients, clear handling and administration guidance, and practical follow-up that connects adherence and tolerability with the animal’s response.
Wound CareWound care supports healing through coordinated attention to the wound and the person’s overall health. Compounding may provide a tailored topical preparation when appropriate.Explore this specialty
For patients
Wounds differ in cause, location, depth, drainage, and surrounding skin, so care is personalized after clinical assessment. If a manufactured topical product does not meet a specific need, a compounded preparation may offer a suitable vehicle or ingredient combination. It works as one part of a plan that may also include dressings and other supportive care.
For prescribers
Within a coordinated wound-care plan, prescribers and pharmacists can consult when available topical products do not fit a patient-specific formulation need. Collaboration can account for wound characteristics, ingredient and vehicle suitability, moisture balance, dressing compatibility, stability, and practical application, while keeping the preparation aligned with the team’s broader approach to healing.
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