Compounding Lab
Examples We Make
Examples of what Cambria’s nonsterile lab prepares for people and animals, by specialty, dosage form and species. Not a full list: if something is not here, ask us.
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- PediatricsLaunching
Flavored pediatric oral suspensions
Oral liquid
Where we start
Liquids for children who cannot swallow tablets, at a practical concentration and in a flavor the child will accept, with a beyond-use date set by the formula.
- PediatricsLaunching
Dye-free and allergen-conscious oral liquids
Oral liquid
Made without a specific dye, sugar, alcohol or other inactive ingredient that a patient cannot tolerate, when the prescriber documents the need.
- Family and internal medicineLaunching
Oral liquids for adults
Oral liquid
For adults who cannot swallow tablets, or for administration through a feeding tube when the drug is suitable.
- Family and internal medicineLaunching
Custom-strength capsules
Capsule
Strengths that are not made commercially, including taper steps, or without a filler a patient reacts to.
- Pain and palliative careLaunching
Low-dose naltrexone
Capsule or oral liquid
Low strengths that are not made commercially, on a patient-specific prescription that notes the strength. Not for patients taking opioids: naltrexone blocks opioid pain relief.
- DermatologyLaunching
Combination creams and custom bases
Cream, ointment or gel
Two or more agents prepared together, in a base chosen for the site of use and the drug.
- PodiatryLaunching
Antifungal nail and skin topicals
Topical solution or cream
Solutions and creams in vehicles chosen for nail or skin, at the strength on the prescription.
- PodiatryLaunching
Keratolytic creams and ointments
Cream or ointment
For thickened, callused or hyperkeratotic skin, at the strength you prescribe.
- Dentistry and oral surgeryLaunching
Medicated mouth rinses
Oral rinse
Prescriber-specified combination rinses for the mouth and throat, prepared from the exact components and ratios on the prescription.
- Dentistry and oral surgeryLaunching
Topical anesthetic preparations
Gel or cream
For a named patient only, at a strength reviewed by the pharmacist for safety. Cambria does not supply office-use stock.
- Specialized dosage formsLaunching
Troches and lozenges
Troche
Solid forms that dissolve slowly in the mouth. Suitable for some drugs and patients, not others.
- Gastroenterology and colorectalLaunching
Suppositories
Suppository
An option when oral dosing is not possible or not tolerated, in a base chosen for the drug and site of use.
- Gastroenterology and colorectalLaunching
Rectal ointments and creams
Ointment or cream
At the drug and strength you prescribe. Where an approved rectal product with the same drug and strength exists, it is filled instead unless a clinical difference is documented.
- Ear, nose and throatLaunching
Nasal sprays and ear preparations
Nasal spray or otic liquid
Nonsterile nasal and ear preparations. Eye drops and anything requiring sterility are outside Cambria’s scope.
- Pain and palliative careLaunching
Topical preparations for localized pain
Topical gel or cream
Applied to a specific area. Evidence for many compounded topical pain combinations is limited, so each request is reviewed individually.
- Family and internal medicineLaunching
Thyroid preparations
Capsule
For patients whose prescriber documents a need that approved thyroid products cannot meet, such as an excipient intolerance. Narrow therapeutic range drugs require close monitoring.
- Women’s and men’s healthLaunching
Nonhormonal vaginal preparations
Suppository or cream
Prepared to the prescription in a base chosen for the drug.
- Women’s and men’s healthComing soon
Hormone preparations
Cream, capsule or troche
Most hormones are hazardous drugs that require a USP <800> containment room, which Cambria is building. Compounded hormones are not FDA-approved and are not shown to be safer than approved products.
- DermatologyComing soon
Topicals containing hazardous drugs
Cream or solution
For example, fluorouracil. These require the same containment room and are coming once it is complete.
- PalatabilityLaunching
Flavored oral suspensions
Oral liquid · Dogs, Cats
Measured liquid doses in flavors chosen by species. Cats do not taste sweetness, so meat and fish flavors are typical for felines.
- Dose precisionLaunching
Small-dose capsules
Capsule · Cats, Dogs, Exotics
Strengths sized for small patients when tablet splitting would be inaccurate or impractical.
- PalatabilityLaunching
Flavored chews
Chew · Dogs
Treat-style dosing for dogs. Bases exclude xylitol, which is toxic to dogs.
- Ease of administrationLaunching
Transdermal gels
Transdermal gel · Cats
Applied to the inner ear flap for cats that resist oral dosing. Absorption varies by drug, so only some medications are candidates and veterinarian monitoring matters.
- Skin and earsLaunching
Otic preparations
Otic liquid or ointment · Dogs, Cats
Ear preparations prescribed by a veterinarian when an approved product is not suitable for the patient.
- Skin and earsLaunching
Topical preparations
Cream, gel or spray · Dogs, Cats, Horses
Skin preparations formulated so the animal is less likely to lick or rub them off, where clinically appropriate.
- EquineLaunching
Oral pastes
Paste · Horses
Paste dosing for horses. Horses are considered food-producing animals under federal law, which restricts which drugs may be compounded for them.
- Exotic medicineLaunching
Oral liquids for exotic species
Oral liquid · Birds, Rabbits, Reptiles
Very small, concentrated doses prepared to an exotic-animal veterinarian’s specifications.
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