Podiatry Compounds
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The Role of a Compounding Pharmacist in Podiatry
A compounding pharmacist plays a crucial role in podiatry by formulating customized medications tailored to meet the specific needs of patients with foot and ankle conditions. Many podiatric issues, such as diabetic neuropathy, fungal infections, plantar fasciitis, warts, and chronic wounds, require specialized treatments that are not always available in commercially manufactured medications. Compounding pharmacists create customized topical creams, gels, ointments, and oral medications with precise dosages and unique ingredient combinations to enhance efficacy and minimize side effects. They can also remove allergens, dyes, or preservatives that may cause adverse reactions, ensuring that patients receive the safest and most effective treatment possible.
In addition to providing personalized formulations, compounding pharmacists collaborate closely with podiatrists to develop innovative solutions for pain management, inflammation control, and wound healing. For patients with peripheral neuropathy or arthritis, they can create transdermal medications that deliver pain relief directly to the affected area, bypassing the gastrointestinal system and reducing systemic side effects. They also formulate antifungal treatments, specialized moisturizers for diabetic foot care, and custom orthotic padding materials infused with medications to support healing and comfort. This collaboration between podiatrists and compounding pharmacists enhances patient outcomes by offering targeted, effective, and well-tolerated treatments that address the unique challenges of foot and ankle care.
How Compounded Medications Benefit Podiatry
Fungal Nail Infections
Customized antifungal formulations, such as those containing terbinafine or fluconazole with penetration enhancers, can be more effective in treating onychomycosis (nail fungus).
Plantar Fasciitis
Topical creams or gels with NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, or neuropathic agents offer localized pain relief for plantar fasciitis and similar conditions.
Neuropathy
Compounded formulations with medications like gabapentin or amitriptyline provide targeted relief for neuropathic pain while minimizing systemic side effects.
Wound Care
Custom ointments or dressings infused with growth factors, antimicrobial agents, or collagenase help promote healing in foot ulcers and wounds.
Customized Dosage Forms
Medications can be compounded in capsules, liquids, troches, or other forms to suit patient preferences and specific needs.
Pediatric Compounding
Children requiring lower doses or more palatable formulations benefit from customized medications that enhance compliance and effectiveness.
Combination Therapies
For conditions requiring multiple treatments, compounded medications streamline regimens, improving adherence and overall outcomes.
Post-Surgical Pain Management
Custom pain relief formulations help manage discomfort after nail surgery or other procedures, offering effective relief with fewer side effects.
Commonly Prepared Podiatry Compounds
Nail Removal (Non-Surgical)
- Urea 40% Occlusive Ointment
- Urea 40%/Bacitracin 500 U/Gm/Clotrimazole 2%/Ibuprofen 2%/Deoxy-D-Glucose (2) 0.19%
Nail Fungus
- Itraconazole 1%/Ibuprofen 2%/DMSO Nail Solution
- Itraconazole 1%/DMSO Topical Solution
- Ketoconazole 2%/Urea 40%/DMSO Nail Suspension
- Itraconazole 1%/Terbinafine HCl 3%/Tea Tree Oil 6.6%/Urea 10%/Biotin 0.6%/DMSO Nail Suspension
Fungal Skin Infection
- Ketoconazole 2%/Miconazole 2%/Clotrimazole 1% Topical Cream
- Clotrimazole 2%/Ibuprofen 2%/Tea Tree Oil 1% Topical Cream
- Ketoconazole 2%/Tea Tree Oil 5%/DMSO Topical Solution
- Amphotericin B 3% Topical Lotion
Circulation Problems or Raynaud’s Phenomenon
- Nifedipine 4% Topical
- Pentoxifylline 5%/Nifedipine 2% Topical
- Pentoxifylline 3%/Nifedipine 3% Topical
- Pentoxifylline 5% Topical
- Nifedipine 16% Topical
Diabetic Neuropathy
- Ketamine 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Clonidine 0.2%/Nifedipine 2% Topical
- Nifedipine 10%/Pentoxifylline 5%/Ketamine HCl 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 3%/Prilocaine 3% Topical
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%/Ketamine HCl 5%/Ketoprofen 10%
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Ketoprofen 2%/Carbamazepine 2%
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Nifedipine 2%
Heel Spurs
- Ketamine HCl 5%/Gabapentin 10%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Baclofen 2%
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Nifedipine 2%
- Ketamine HCl 5%/Gabapentin 6%/Amitriptyline HCl 3%/Indomethacin 5%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Lidocaine2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Bupivacaine HCl 1%
- Ketoprofen 10%
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%/Ketamine HCl 5%/Ketoprofen 10%
- Ibuprofen 20%
Foot Cramps
- Guaifenesin 10% Topical
- Ketoprofen 10%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%
- Magnesium Chloride 10%/Peppermint 1%
- Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate 10%
- Guaifenesin 10%/Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 10%
Gout
- Indomethacin 2%/Tetracaine HCl 2%/Colchicine 0.2% Topical
Hyperhidrosis of the Feet (Sweaty Feet)
- Glycopyrrolate 1% Topical Cream
- Glycopyrrolate 0.5% Topical Solution
- Glycopyrrolate 1% Topical Lotion
Wounds/Burns Without Infection
- Ketoprofen 2%/Lidocaine 2%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Phenytoin 2%/Aloe Vera 0.2%
- Aloe Vera/Vitamin E/Allantoin/Glycosaminoglycans
- Allantoin 2%/Vitamin D3 1000 IU/Gm/Aloe Vera 0.5%
- Silver Sulfadiazine 1%
- Collagenase 250 U/Gm l
- Phenytoin 5%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Arginine HCl 1%
- Phenytoin 5%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Arginine HCl 1%/Sodium Hyaluronate 0.5%
- Phenytoin 5%/Misoprostol 0.0024% Topical Gel
- Phenytoin 2%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Lidocaine 2%/Bupivacaine HCl 0.2%/Diphenhydramine HCl 1%/AloeVera 0.2% Polyox Bandage
- Ketoprofen 2%/Lidocaine 2%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Phenytoin 2%/Aloe Vera 0.2% Topical Cream
- Aloe Vera 0.2%/Arginine HCl 1%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Naltrexone HCl 1%
- Misoprostol 0.0024%/Phenytoin 2%/Beta Glucan 0.5%
- Arginine HCl 1%/Aloe Vera 0.2%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Naltrexone HCl 1%/Phenytoin 2%
- Aloe Vera 0.2%/Arginine HCl 1%/Misoprostol 0.0024%/Naltrexone HCl 1%
- Beta Glucan 0.5%/Naltrexone HCl 0.5%
Infected Wounds
- Misoprostol 0.0024%/Phenytoin 5%/Metronidazole 2% Topical Gel
- Misoprostol 0.0024%/Phenytoin 5%/Gentamicin 0.2% Topical Gel
- Misoprostol 0.0024%/Mupirocin 2% Anhydrous Topical Spray (CGSil)
- Doxycycline 20 mg/Phenytoin 20 mg/Misoprostol 0.024 mg/Lidocaine HCl 10 mg
Plantar Fasciitis
- Ketoprofen 10%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 1%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 2%/Prilocaine HCl 2%
- Ibuprofen 20%/Piroxicam 1%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 1%
- Lidocaine 2%/Diclofenac Sodium 3%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%
- Tramadol HCl 5%/Lidocaine 5%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Diclofenac Sodium 5%/Menthol 1%/DMSO 5%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Amitriptyline HCl 1%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 2%/Prilocaine 2%/Magnesium Chloride 5%
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Diclofenac Sodium 8%/Gabapentin 6%/Bupivacaine HCl 1%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Ibuprofen 10%/Lidocaine 5%/Piroxicam 2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%//Baclofen 2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Tetracaine 2%
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Baclofen 2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 5%/Ketoprofen 10%/Capsaicin 0.025%/Menthol 0.5%/Camphor 0.5%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Lidocaine HCl 2%
- Ketoprofen 20%/Ibuprofen 2%/Ketamine 2%/Clonidine 0.2%/Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Guaifenesin 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Guaifenesin 10%/Capsaicin 0.025%/Lidocaine 2%/Amitriptyline HCl 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%
- Baclofen 2%/Ketoprofen 10%/Lidocaine 5%/Gabapentin 5%
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Ketoprofen 2%/Carbamazepine 2%
Burning Foot Syndrome
- Ketamine HCl 5%/Gabapentin 10%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Baclofen 2%
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Nifedipine 2%
- Ketamine HCl 5%/Gabapentin 6%/Amitriptyline HCl 3%/Indomethacin 5%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Lidocaine 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Tizanidine HCl 0.2%/Bupivacaine HCl 1% Topical
- Ketoprofen 10%/Amitriptyline HCl 1%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 2%/Prilocaine 2% Topical
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%/Ketamine HCl 5%/Ketoprofen 10%
- Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Baclofen 2% Topical
- Ketoprofen 10%/Guaifenesin 10%/Capsaicin 0.025%/Lidocaine 2%/Amitriptyline HCl 2% Topical
- Ketamine 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Clonidine 0.2%/ Nifedipine 2% Topical
- Gabapentin 10%/Clonidine HCl 0.2%/Baclofen 1% Topical Anhydrous
- Ketoprofen 10%/Amitriptyline HCl 1%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 2%/Prilocaine 2%/Magnesium Chloride 5%
Diabetic Toes
- Pentoxifylline 5%/Nifedipine 2%
- Pentoxifylline 3%/Nifedipine 3%
- Nifedipine 4%
- Pentoxifylline 5%
- Nifedipine 16%
- Ketamine 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Clonidine 0.2%/ Nifedipine 2%
- Nifedipine 10%/Pentoxifylline 5%/Ketamine HCl 10%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 3%/Prilocaine 3%
Corns/Callouses
- Salicylic Acid 10%/Podophyllum 10%/Trichloroacetic Acid 10% (W/V) Topical Solution
- Salicylic Acid 20%/Menthol 0.1% Topical Cream
Commonly Requested Formulas for Patients with Rough/Dry Feet
- Urea 20% Topical Gel (CGSil)
- Sodium Hyaluronate 0.5%/Urea 10%/CGSil Topical Gel
- Urea 8% Topical Cream
- Urea 20%/Lactic Acid 5% Topical Cream
- Urea 40%/Lactic Acid 10%/Salicylic Acid 3% Topical Cream
- Salicylic Acid 5%/Urea 20%/Ammonium Lactate 12% Topical Cream
Warts
- Imiquimod 1%/Acyclovir 2%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2%/EGCg 1%/Aloe Vera 0.2%/Ibuprofen 2%
- Topical Gel
- Cimetidine 10%/Fluorouracil 5%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 2%/Imiquimod 5% Topical Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2%/Imiquimod 5%/Tea Tree Oil 2.5%/Cimetidine 10% Topical Cream
- Fluorouracil 5%/Salicylic Acid 15%/Cimetidine 5%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2% Topical
- Salicylic Acid 15%/Cimetidine 5% Topical Occlusaderm
- Cimetidine 10%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2%/Ibuprofen 2%/Lidocaine 5%/Salicylic Acid 15% Topical Occlusaderm
- Imiquimod 5%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2% Topical Gel
- Imiquimod 5%/EGCg 1% Topical Gel
- Salicylic Acid 16.7%/Lactic Acid 16.7%/Trichloroacetic Acid 12%/Flexible Collodion Topical Solution
- Imiquimod 5%/Fluorouracil 5%/Salicylic Acid 30%/Tretinoin 0.1% Topical Gel
- Cimetidine 10%/Fluorouracil 5%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 2%/Salicylic Acid 10%/Imiquimod 5% Topical
- Naltrexone HCl 1%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2%/EGCg 0.2%/Cimetidine 15%/Salicylic Acid 15%/Vitamin A /Palmitate 25,000 U/Gm/Zinc Acetate 0.5% Topical Anhydrous
- Cimetidine 10%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.29%/Ibuprofen 2% Topical
- Salicylic Acid 40% Topical Ointment
- Salicylic Acid 16.67% Compound Collodion Topical Solution Dinitrochlorobenzene 0.05% Topical Ointment
- Squaric Acid Dibutyl Ester 0.1% Topical Solution Diphenylcyclopropenone 0.01% Topical Solution
- Cantharidin Topical Liquid
- Cantharidin Plus Topical Liquid
- Fluorouracil 5%/Salicylic Acid 6% Topical Cream
- Fluorouracil 5%/Salicylic Acid 15%/Cimetidine 5%/Deoxy-D-Glucose 0.2%
Amputation Pain
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Diclofenac Sodium 8%/Gabapentin 6%/Bupivacaine HCl 1%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Baclofen 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Ibuprofen 10%/Lidocaine 5%/Piroxicam 2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2% Topical
- Flurbiprofen 10%/Baclofen 2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Tetracaine 2%
- Ketamine HCl 10%/Baclofen 2%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%/Gabapentin 6%/Lidocaine 5%
- Ketoprofen 20%/Ibuprofen 2%/Ketamine 2%/Clonidine 0.2%/Amitriptyline HCl 2%/Guaifenesin 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Guaifenesin 10%/Capsaicin 0.025%/Lidocaine 2%/Amitriptyline HCl 2%
- Ketoprofen 10%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 2%
- Baclofen 2%/Ketoprofen 10%/Lidocaine 5%/Gabapentin 5% Topical
- Ketamine HCl 5%/Gabapentin 10%/Clonidine HCl 0.2%/Baclofen 2% Topical
- Ketoprofen 5%/Cyclobenzaprine HCl 0.5%/Lidocaine HCl 5%/Bupivacaine HCl 1% Topical
Why Choose Illinois Compounding Pharmacy for Podiatry?
Personalized Care
Every formulation is tailored to your unique health needs.
Safe & Precise
Prepared in our state-of-the-art clean room for maximum safety and efficacy.
Professional Support
We collaborate closely with healthcare providers to ensure the best outcomes for our patients.
Convenient Access
Next-day delivery across Illinois or local pick-up options available.
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We know that you are busy. If you don't have time to pick up your prescriptions, we've got you covered. To make your life easier, we offer mail and home delivery.
Compounding Options
We offer three forms of compounding: Non-Sterile, Sterile and Hazardous. Compounding is the art of preparing customized medications. It allows us to customize medications to your specific needs. We also offer veterinary compounding.
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We fill new and existing prescriptions in-store, by phone, online, and with our mobile app. Contact us to fill your prescription over the phone with one of our friendly team members.
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While we don't take insurance, our pharmacists are very transparent with our pricing to make sure our customers receive the best pricing and service in the market.
How We Meet Your Needs
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At Illinois Compounding Pharmacy, quality care is our commitment. We prioritize offering tailored solutions and unwavering support to ensure you receive the excellence you deserve.
Making high-quality compounding services accessible & affordable
Custom Formulations
We customize medications for any illnesses, specific individual needs, and personal preferences a patient may have.
Affordable pricing
As an essential need, we make sure our services are accessible to everyone with very competitive pricing.
State of the Art Clean Room
We prepare your compounds with highly specialized processes and equipment to ensure utmost safety and accuracy.
