In pha rm a cy a nd com pounding, sterile c om p ound ed m ed ic a tions a nd their non- sterile c ounterp a rts a re p retty m uc h sta nd a rd - issue. When you a va il of c om p ound ing servic es, you essentia lly c hoose b etween either of these two c a teg ories. So wha t m a kes sterile m ed ic ines d ifferent? If you’re thinking of ha ving one c om p ound ed for you, it’s b est to g et to know these m ed ic a tions m ore. This wa y, you would b e a b le to know the inherent risks involved , their uniq ue b enefits, the p roc ess of how they’re m a d e, a m ong others. W ha t Are Sterile Com pounding Medica tions?
Sim p ly p ut, these a re c om p ound ed m ed ic a tions tha t a re p roc essed a nd p rod uc ed with stric t a ttention to m a king the p rod uc ts free from a ny kind of c onta m ina nt tha t c a n c a use infec tion, m a y it b e a b a c teria , virus, or a ny other a p p lic a b le p a thog en. Tha t b eing sa id , exp ec t these m ed ic a tions to und erg o m ore rig orous testing tha n other typ es of m ed ic a tions ( i.e. non- sterile m ed ic a tions like g els, c rea m s, c a p sules, sup p ositories, ta b lets, etc .) Pha rm a cies tha t do com pounding often need to invest in m ore eq uip m ent a nd tools to ensure p rop er p rod uc tion, tra ining , testing , a nd m a intena nc e of these d rug s. This is p rec isely why sterile op tions a re often a lwa ys c onnoted a s injec tions a s well. Injec ta b le m ed ic a tions tend to p ose a hig her risk of infec tion, a fter a ll. In fa c t, no less tha n serious d isea ses like hep a titis a nd AIDS or HIV c a n b e tra c ed to c onta m ina ted injec tions. ● Com p ound ed sterile injec tions c a n b e a p p lied in the sta nd a rd wa y ( i.e.
intra venously) or sub c uta neous a nd intra m usc ula r, a nd oftentim es, op htha lm ic ( m ea ning it’s d irec tly a p p lied into the eyes) . We c a n a lso