HOSPICE
Many hospice patients have
trouble taking medications in traditional forms. In such cases,
compounding can provide a more appropriate method of administering medicine.
For instance, a patient who is unable to swallow may be given transdermal
gels, which carry medication through the skin to help provide relief. Other patients may prefer medications prepared in a flavored troche form.
A troche is placed between the cheek and gum and melts slowly, releasing
the drug inside the mouth where it is absorbed through the many blood
vessels under the tongue. Medications may also be prepared as suppositories,
oral suspensions or even as lollipops.
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In hospice care, it remains
vitally important to relieve as much pain as possible without causing
sedation and adverse side effects. Since patients vary in size and tolerance,
commercially available medications often do not provide an appropriate
strength. Through compounding, a physician and pharmacist can design a
medication to the exact dosage needed by the patient. |
Compounding Specialists
of Wyoming can provide alternative routes of administration and individualized
pain management by way of transdermal gels, suppositories, extended-release
capsules, troches, topical gels, injectables, rapid dissolve tablets and strips, and inhalation mists.
Some specific areas where we can help are:
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Nausea and vomiting
–Suppositories, Troches, Suspensions, Transdermal Gels, Rapid
Dissolve Tablets and Strips
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Neuropathic Pain –
Transdermal Gels
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Excess Salivation –
Oral Rinses, Capsules, Liquids, Rapid Dissolve Troches
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Dry Mouth - Saliva Substitute
Gels and Liquids, Saliva Stimulant Troches, Sprays, Capsules
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Dyspnea – Inhalation Spray Mists
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Thrush / Mouth Ulcers
– Lollipops, Troches, Oral Rinses, Topical Bases
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Seizures – Suppositories,
Rectal Gels, Transdermal Gels
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