Daily
Grind
We provide solutions for unique therapy challenges
through compounding and flavoring
Volume
1
February
2005
What
is the Daily Grind?
The
Daily Grind is a series of newsletters that keep you informed of the many
products we custom compound for our patients. Each newsletter will
highlight one specific product that we are currently compounding for our
patients. In addition to compounding, we will also feature other products
and services we provide for our customers. If you are interested in
obtaining more information regarding any of our featured products or services,
please feel free to call Harry, Adam, or Mary at (574) 223-2216 or (574)
893-4413.
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About
Your Local Compounding Pharmacist
Adam
Zink, PharmD
I
would like to start off by giving you a brief background to introduce myself.
I graduated from Purdue University School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy
degree in 2000 and have been a life long resident of
Adam
Zink, PharmD
Ketoprofen
Transdermal Topical Gel
An
Anti-Inflammatory for the relief of symptoms of arthritis and or muscle or joint
pain.
Does
all of the recent news regarding arthritic medications have you concerned?
Are you unable to take arthritis medications due to unpleasant side effects?
Are you paying more than you can afford for your arthritis medications and
looking for a cheaper option? Did you know there are alternatives
available to your current medication you are taking to help combat the symptoms
of arthritis? Your Webb’s pharmacist can compound a gel that helps fight
the symptoms associated with chronic arthritis. It is called Ketoprofen
Gel and has been used extensively by compounding pharmacists with great success
and may be just the appropriate alternative for you.
Ketoprofen
Transdermal Topical Gel is topically applied, custom made product that can help
alleviate pain and inflammation associated with arthritis, tendonitis, muscle
sprains, or other types of injuries in which inflammation is a major component.
Advantages
Ketoprofen gel offer over oral products include:
ü Minimizing
side effects associated with use of oral anti-inflammatories
ü Enhanced
penetration into the affected joint(s) or inflamed area(s)
ü Significant
reduction in cost compared to most oral anti-inflammatories
ü Ability
to add other active ingredients such as muscle relaxants if needed
Directions
For Use: Thin film (usually
dime sized amount, depending on size of inflamed area) rubbed thoroughly into
affected area(s) every eight hours. Make sure the skin is clean prior to
administration. Relief may occur in as little as twenty minutes.
Side
Effects: Incidence of side
effects is low and generally limited to skin irritation or rash. A warm or
cool sensation associated with use may occur and is normal. If you develop
a severe rash while using the product it is imperative you stop using the
product and consult both your physician and pharmacist.
Precautions:
You should not use
this product if you are allergic to Ketoprofen or other anti-inflammatories.
This product contains lecithin and patients who are allergic or sensitive to egg
whites may have skin reactions to this product.
Dispensed:
In a 10, 20, or 30% PLO gel in 30 or 60 ml syringes for easy measuring and
application.
Ketoprofen
transdermal gel is a prescription only product and requires a prescription from
your doctor. If you are
interested in trying this product, please contact your physician to discuss the
possibility of obtaining a prescription. If your physician has any
questions, please feel free to have them contact Harry, Adam, or Mary at either
our
To
read about more of our Custom Compounded Formulations click
here.
Compounding Tidbit
What
is a PLO Gel?
Many
of our topical products are compounded in a pluronic lecithin organogel base
referred to as PLO gel. PLO is an emulsion that has the appearance and
feel of a gel. It consists of both an aqueous and a lipid (fat soluble)
phase, which causes the formation of micelles. The PLO base allows a drug
to penetrate the skin without damaging it, so that the active drugs can easily
enter into the systemic circulation. One unique characteristic of this
base is that it is thermo reversible. It should be stored at room
temperature to keep the emulsion solid; if refrigerated it quickly turns to
liquid.
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