Podiatry

PodiatryDid you know that the average American will walk over 80,000 miles in their lifetime? It’s no wonder then that more than 75% of Americans will experience foot problems at some point in their lifetimes. When your feet hurt, your whole body hurts and your quality of life is affected. You look to your physician to provide the best possible treatment to get back to your active lifestyle. In recent years, more and more podiatrists and health care professionals have turned to compounding pharmacies to help treat a variety foot-related problems and diseases. Some of these problems that may benefit from compounded medication treatment include athlete’s foot, blisters and warts, plantar fasciitis, calluses, onychomycosis (nail fungus), and many others. Your physician, working with the professional pharmacists at Buffalo Pharmacies Compounding, can develop a treatment plan that is best for you using compounded medicines. They can combine numerous compatible medications into a single dosage form for easy administration. Plus, when certain medications are used together, a synergistic, beneficial effect is often achieved, making your therapy the best possible treatment program for you.

Athelete’s foot and nail fungus
Athlete’s foot and nail fungus (onychomycosis) are very common foot problems. Treatment often involves topical treatment and/or nail removal, and sometimes, oral medication. This course of treatment is not right for everyone. Through compounding, pharmacists can create a topical antifungal medication to apply directly to the problem area. Not only will you receive proven antifungal medicine, you may avoid drug interaction problems and experience fewer side effects.

Nail removal
Sometimes podiatric problems necessitate the removal of a patient’s nail(s). Although surgical excision is the most popular method of removing nails, the use of concentrated urea plasters may be a superior treatment option – they are inexpensive, several nails can be treated in one session, and the procedure is essentially painless. The professional pharmacists at Buffalo Pharmacies Compounding can create various combinations of topical medications as part of your treatment plan.

Skin care treatments
Compounding allows pharmacists to develop a variety of podiatric treatments that:

Increase circulation around wounds to promote healing
Treat dry skin with highly effective moisturizers
Include topical anesthetics to help relieve pain

Buffalo Pharmacies Compounding’s state-of-the-art equipment allows us to create medications that absorb quickly and easily into the skin and often include higher concentrations of active ingredients than traditional medications. We are always working to develop new vehicles that allow compounded medications to be dispensed in appealing gels and creams.

Alternative therapies
In some cases, your podiatrist may choose to use an additional therapy in conjunction with your compounded medications to treat your problems. These therapies may include iontophoresis and phonophoresis. Effective in treating heel pain, plantar fasciitis, and excessive perspiration of the feet, iontophoresis therapy uses an electrical current to deliver medications directly into the patient’s tissues. Alternatively, phonophoresis therapy delivers medications directly into the skin and muscles using ultrasound.

Benefits of compounded medications
There are many benefits to using compounded medications to treat your podiatry problems:

For ease of delivery, medications can be compounded into many different forms such as creams or ointments; topical sprays and powders. Plus, to make administration simpler, we can combine compatible drugs into a single dosage.
When medications are out of stock or unavailable, we can obtain the drug as a bulk powder and compound a similar preparation.
We can compound medications without unnecessary additives and preservatives. Some of the ingredients we use even enhance the absorption of topically applied medications.
We develop compounded medications according to each patient’s individual needs, providing the most appropriate, beneficial dosage with a reduced risk of side effects.
We can compound specialized and unique formulations that your physician has specifically developed to meet the needs of his/her patients.

Your treatment plan
The pharmacists at Buffalo Pharmacies Compounding suggest that you consult with your physician about the possibility of compounding for your podiatric therapy. Our pharmacists and your health care provider will then work closely together to determine the most effective course of treatment for you.

To contact Buffalo Pharmacies Compounding directly, please call us at 716-204-0135 or 716-568-1376 or email us.