Pain can be debilitating, whether it’s acute muscle or nerve pain resulting from an accident, or a chronic condition such as arthritis or fibromyalgia. Pharmacy compounding may help improve a patient’s quality of life by providing relief with potentially fewer side effects and less overall medication.
Pain Cream
If you have chronic joint pain or neuropathy, you know it is difficult to find relief. You often have to resort to multiple medications to provide temporary relief to this pain. You may want to talk to your prescriber about our pain cream therapy. Compounded pain creams can supplement your current medication or replace it altogether to relieve your pain without causing the side effects that oral dosage forms can cause. These creams, when applied locally, relieve pain in specific areas and when applied to trigger points, can relieve pain completely. Most of our patients are able to find relief soon after applying cream to their joints and some have even felt complete relief after only a few days of use. Remember, we can work with your prescriber to adjust our formulas in order to find the relief you deserve. If for any reason your insurance doesn't pay for your pain cream prescription, we are able to offer many options to help you. Most commercial insurances pay for our pain creams. We want you to experience the relief that our pain creams can offer, so we will work with you until your healthcare needs are met.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Topical Anesthetics
Muscle Relaxants
Ketamine
Low Dose Naltrexone
Naltrexone is an FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved medication used to treat alcoholism and opioid addiction. It is a mu-opioid receptor antagonist, which means it blocks one or more opioid receptors in our nervous system. This prevents the body from experiencing the “high” and sedative effects of drugs such as heroin or other opioids. Naltrexone looks to reduce the effects of withdrawal symptoms and reduces the user’s craving for opioids.
While naltrexone can help treat opioid and alcohol addiction, low doses of naltrexone have also been shown to have positive effects. While working in addiction clinics, Bernard Bihari, MD, discovered how lower doses (4.5 mg) of naltrexone can have benefits. This is just under 1/10th of the standard dosage (50mg) used to treat addiction. As we know, naltrexone blocks opioid receptors by binding to them. By intermittently blocking receptors with low doses of naltrexone, the receptor sites began to restore and even increase the production of endorphins. By training the body to utilize its own natural endorphins, the body is able to naturally relieve pain, enhance sense of well-being, and regulate the immune system. Before starting low dose naltrexone (LDN), the patient must first have a full review of the current medication and supplements they are taking. Modifications may need to be made.