Friday, January 15, 2010

Having Trouble Filling Your Thyroid Prescription?

Many patients are finding that their thyroid medication is on back-order and have been unable to fill their prescriptions. Armour Thyroid, Natur-throid and Westhroid have all been on back -order for several months. Some patients have beeen switched over to Synthroid during this shortage, but not all of them do as well on a preparation that contains only T4 thyroid hormone, unlike the others which contain both T3 and T4.

But there is good news! A compounding pharmacy can prepare thyroid medications for you. Through compounding pharmacy, you have three choices of thyroid medications:



Compounded Desiccated Thyroid:

Our compounding pharmacy has a large supply of pure desiccated thyroid powder. We use this to formulate thyroid medications with the same components as the commercially available medicines. And compounded thyroid medications can be made in whatever strength the doctor orders for the patient. The strengths we can provide are not limited like the commercial brands are. This way, each thyroid medication can be individualized to the patient's exact needs.



Compounded Plant-Based T4 and T3:

We can also compound T3 and T4 separately or combine them in any ratio the doctor orders. An added advantage is that we can make T3 and T4 in sustained-release form.



Mixtures of Desiccated Thyroid with T3 and T4:

As a third option, we can combine desiccated thyroid with plant-based T3 and/or T4 all into one capsule and these can be formulated as immediate or sustained-release. This gives the prescriber yet another option to help find the dosage, and dosage form, that works best for the patient.

So, there are lots of choices to replace your thyroid hormones. Desiccated thyroid matches Armour, Natur-throid and Westhroid. Plant-based T3 and T4 matches Cytomel and Synthroid. Or, you can have mixtures of all these and the best part is that they can be customized to the exact strength you need. No more cutting pills or trying to remember to take different quantities of pills on alternating days and they can all be made sustained-release for you.

If you'd like more information about thyroid medications, please call the pharmacy at 503-640-3080.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Happy New Year!

Thank you to all the wonderful folks who made 2009 a very wonderful year for all of us here at Pacific Compounds Pharmacy. It has been an honor getting to know you and very rewarding for us to be able to help you.

Do you have any New Years' resolutions you'd like help with, like losing weight, quitting smoking, or some other health concern? If so, look down our list of upcoming seminars over to the right of this article to see if we have a seminar that addresses your concern. If not, please give us a call and we'll be happy to work with you one on one to achieve your health needs!

Happy, Healthy New Year!
from the staff at Pacific Compounds Pharmacy