What You Need to Know: Compounded Medications

For most people, getting prescription medication is fairly simple. Your healthcare provider (HCP) calls your local pharmacy, you pick up your medication when it’s ready and life goes on. But sometimes people can’t take the standard, mass-produced brand name and generic prescription drugs for a variety of reasons. That’s where compounded medications come in.​What are compounded medications?Compounded medications are drugs that are mixed, combined or altered by a specially trained pharmacist — a compounding pharmacist. These drugs are compounded to accommodate needs that are not met by the comme