The compounding pharmacist formulates therapies customized for the individual patient for a very wide range of dermatological conditions. Such skin conditions can mean not only physical discomfort but also personal awkwardness to those who suffer them.
Working closely with the dermatologist, expert compounding physicians prepare both therapeutic and cosmetic medications in a wide variety of formats depending on the requirements of the individual client. These include cosmetic creams, powders, and sprays for direct application to the skin, as well as a number of different oral formats from flavoured wafers to lollipops. Such medications can be applied in cases of Acne, Athlete’s foot, Diaper rash, Molluscum contagiosum, Moles and aging spots, Roseacea, Psoriasis, Warts, Pruritis.

There are several delivery formats that cover this wide range of skin conditions. When either necessary or suitable, constituent medications can be combined to make the application of the medication uncomplicated.

All other substances that may be utilized to improve transdormal absorption of the effective medication are selected from the USP approved list. The compounding pharmacists normally prepare medications that are developed by the dermatologist for special cases as well as for the familiar medications that are known to dermatologists through their special training.

There is more than one reason to make use of compounded medicine. This article discusses these reasons in detail in the subsequent paragraphs.
Variation: In many cases, a variety of dosage forms is needed; be it oral, topical, liquid, sublingual, suppository.
Potency: There is a need for individual and/or mass compounding.
Allergies: Commercially available preparations are not in the potency that you might need. For example; the patient may be allergic to fillers or dyes in commercially prepared formulations.
Availability: The medication of choice or as prescribed by the dermatologist may no longer be available commercially. Often the main chemical ingredient for compounding the formulation needs to be ordered separately.
Side-Effects: The manufactured oral medication may cause nausea or other gastric side-effects. So there is often a need to compound the medication topically for maximized benefits and minimized side-effects.
Flavoring: The medication’s taste needs to be changed or diluted to enhance its compliance and consumption.