Pain Relief For All From Compounding Pharmacies

Many of us have used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for our share of nagging aches and pain as well, especially in the lower back. This is fine when used only occassionally but they are hard on the GI tract, and many of them harm the cardiovascular system. Narcotics like Vicodin are addictive and COX-2 inhibitors have caused hundreds of thousands of heart
attacks and tens of thousands of deaths.

There is a safer and more direct route to relief. When a pain-relieving drug is mixed into a readily absorbed cream and rubbed into the affected area, the
active ingredients penetrate the skin and can provide quick and dramatic relief. Equally important, these drugs are not systemically absorbed to any significant degree, and there is little risk of adverse side effects.

A number of drugs can be administered in this form such as ketoprofen, an NSAID, and ketamine, an anesthetic. A compounding pharmacist simply mixes individualized doses and combinations of these or other drugs into a cream or gel, and the patient applies it directly to the affected area - this is called topical application) and used three or four times a day.

In addition to sciatica and low backache, many types of pain syndromes—arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, sprains and strains,
and muscle spasms—respond extremely well to topical drugs. This approach is also particularly effective for all types of neuropathic pain, including diabetic, peripheral, post-herpetic, post-surgical, and posttraumatic
neuropathy.

These are drugs and require a prescription, but they are extremely effective. Hopefully your Dr. will write you a prescription and if you need more information in these compounding pharmacies then contact the International
Academy of Compounding Pharmacies at (800) 927-4227, iacprx.org.