Veterinary Compounding Services
Our laboratory can formulate special dosage forms of drugs to meet the unique needs of pets, exotics and zoo animals and to help the veterinarian solve problems for patients with special medication needs. Additionally, we recognize the need for therapeutic improvisation which has long been a fact of life for veterinarians. Some of the services that our laboratory provides include:
Flavored medication
We know how finicky animals can be when it comes to their diet. The same problem often occurs when one tries to administer a medication to them. To help in such situations, our Compounding Laboratory can prepare medications in a flavored oral dose or transdermal dose can be customized for the animal. Fish flavored medications for cats and liver medications for dogs are readily available. We can prepare pina colada or banana flavored medications for exotic birds.
Customized Medication Dosages
Often commercially available animal medications come in only one dosage or strength. In order to properly medicate small animals, a reduced dose often must be given. This can be a problem and a potential source of either over or under medicating, if the needed drug only comes in a solid form. Our Compounding Laboratory can provide the exact amount of medication per dose needed to treat smaller animals. Conversely, we can provide larger than commercially available strengths of medications and can format them into single doses.
Medications No Longer Available
Frequently, drug manufacturers will discontinue the production of medications and dosage forms because of low demand and, hence, decrease profit. However, often there is still a need for these products. When a veterinary formulation is not commercially available and there is no human preparation that can be used, we can help. Our laboratory can obtain the necessary pharmaceutical grade chemicals needed to compound individualized dosage forms that may even out perform the discontinued formulation.
Alternative Dosage Forms And Routes Of Administration
At times, it is impossible to open an animal’s mouth in order to administer a needed medication. In such situations, our laboratory can concentrate a medication in a flavored gel that is then applied to the animal’s paw or fur and thus is administered by licking. Further, medications can be incorporated into rectal suppositories or they can be added to a specially compounded cream, gel or ointment for transdermal absorption.
Drug Combinations
Some animal problems, such as skin disorders, are often best treated using a combination of several drugs. In order to avoid multiple dosing while achieving cost-savings, our laboratory can combine the needed concentrations of the required medications into a single, easy-to-use product.
Products Available
Some common veterinary products produced include:
Trilostane capsules Methimazole Gel Cisapride caps/suspension Idoxuridine eye drops aminocaprioc acid suspension carbimazole caps/gel tramadol caps ursodiol caps
Veterinarians are welcome to contact us for a complete list of veterinary products produced by our laboratory. We produce eye drops, transdermal preparations, mixtures, capsules, chew treats to name a few.
