Pain Management
Pain Management
Don’t let chronic pain keep you from enjoying life.
Everyone experiences some sort of pain in their lives.
It can take the form of a stress-induced headache, a muscle group strain from sports activities, the result of an injury at work or an automobile accident. For some, pain can be chronic in nature and something they live with on a daily basis, we can help.
We have solutions for those struggling with chronic pain. At Val-Est Pharmacy, we offer a customized option for pain management. Every patient is unique, and the types of pain experienced can be equally diverse. We can work with physicians to create treatment tailored specifically for each patients’ pain management needs.
Applications include, but are not limited to:
- Rheumatoid arthritis / Joint pain
- Soft tissue inflammation
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Migraines
- Neuropathic pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Sciatica
- Phantom nerve pain
- Nerve and muscle pain
- TMJ pain
- Amputation pain
- Muscle spasms
- Shingles
- Allodynia
- Wound care
- Plantars Fascilitis
- Radiation burns
- Bone Pain and more...
Pain management is not limited to topical applications, we can also compound:
- Troches
- Capsules
- Suppositories
- Suspensions
- Nasal sprays
- Lip balms
Benefits of compounded medication include:
- Delivered directly to pain receptors
- Minimizes systemic absorption
- Targets numerous pain receptors simultaneously
- Fewer adverse effects (renal/hepatic/gastric effects from NSAIDs)
- Reduces drug interactions
- Non-addictive formulations
Val-Est Compounding Pharmacy specializes in preparing customized pain management medications. Whether you suffer from arthritis, neuropathic pain, or cancer pain, Val-Est Compounding Pharmacy can compound a medicine to assist you and your physician in developing a pain management program tailored to your specific needs with the least possible side effects.
Practitioners
Topical and transdermal creams and gels can be formulated to provide high local concentrations at the site of application (e.g., NSAIDs for joint pain), for trigger point application (e.g., combinations of medications for neuropathic pain), or in a base that will allow systemic absorption. Side effects associated with oral administration can often be avoided when medications are used topically. Studies suggest that there are no great restrictions on the type of drug that can be incorporated into a properly compounded transdermal gel. When medications are administered transdermally, they are not absorbed through the gastrointestinal system and do not undergo first-pass hepatic metabolism.
If you have any questions regarding compounding or would like to discuss therapy options for a patient, please call us and one of our compounding team members would be more than happy to speak with you.