Compounding for Family and Internal Medicine
When the commercial product does not fit the patient in front of you.
Primary care sees every reason a standard product fails: a patient who cannot swallow, a feeding tube, a strength that is not made, an ingredient the patient reacts to. Cambria prepares nonsterile alternatives on your prescription.
Common reasons to compound
- Swallowing difficulty or a feeding tube
- A strength between commercial strengths, or a taper that needs small steps
- Intolerance to a dye, lactose, gluten or another inactive ingredient
- A dosage form the patient can manage at home
For: Family physicians, internists, geriatricians, primary care NPs and PAs
For Family and Internal Medicine
Examples we prepare.
Examples, not a full list. Every prescription is reviewed by the compounding pharmacist, and the formula, beyond-use date and price are confirmed before anything is made.
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Oral liquids for adults
For patients who cannot swallow tablets, or for administration through a feeding tube when the drug is suitable.
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Custom-strength capsules
Strengths that are not made commercially, including taper steps, without a filler the patient reacts to.
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Low-dose naltrexone
Capsules or oral liquid in low strengths that are not made commercially. Please note the strength on each prescription.
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Excipient-free preparations
Prepared without a specific dye, lactose, gluten or other inactive ingredient documented as a problem.
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Topical creams and ointments
Prepared in a base chosen for the site and the drug.
How to send
Four ways to reach us.
Include drug, strength, dosage form, quantity, directions, any excipients to exclude, and the patient-specific reason for compounding.
- E-prescribing
- Search for Cambria Pharmacy, 2860 N 5th St, Philadelphia. Preferred for controlled substances (EPCS).
- Fax
- (215) 227-0114. Fax a signed prescription. For a controlled substance, call before you send it.
- Phone
- (215) 225-2886. Talk to the compounding pharmacist before you prescribe.
- Prescriber portal
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Related reading
Compounding Fundamentals
Compounded and FDA-Approved Medications: Understanding the Difference
Approved drugs go through FDA review before marketing. Compounded preparations do not. Knowing what that means helps patients and prescribers choose well.
Human Compounding
When an Inactive Ingredient Is the Problem
Dyes, lactose, gluten-containing starches and other inactive ingredients can matter for some patients. Compounding can sometimes leave them out.
Dosage Forms
A Guide to Nonsterile Dosage Forms
Capsules, liquids, creams, ointments, gels, troches and suppositories each solve a different problem. Here is how they compare.
Not listed?
Can you make this? Ask us.
Not everything Cambria can prepare is listed. If a drug, strength or dosage form is not shown here, tell the compounding pharmacist the drug, strength, dosage form and quantity. You will get an answer, a formula option or a straight no.
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Call the pharmacist
Fastest for a quick yes or no, or to talk through a formula.
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Fax the request
Fax the signed prescription when you are ready to send it.
Fax (215) 227-0114
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Send an inquiry
For general questions about what we make. No patient details on web forms.
Prescriber inquiry
Resumen en español · En lanzamiento
Medicinas preparadas a la medida
Si no puede tragar pastillas, necesita una dosis que no se vende o reacciona a un ingrediente, podemos preparar su medicina con la receta de su médico.
Local prescribers
Bring us the prescription nothing else fits.
Cambria’s compounding pharmacist will talk through strength, base, stability, flavor and alternatives before you write. We also come to your practice for a short lunch-and-learn.