Compounding
What Is a Compounding Pharmacy?
What compounding pharmacies do, how compounded medicines differ from FDA-approved products, when compounding makes sense, and what to ask before you fill.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 3 min read
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Practical guides from a licensed PharmD
Plain-language answers on compounded medicines, prescription transfers, medication safety, pet prescriptions, and delivery, written by Dr. Raisa Katanova, PharmD.
About the Author
Dr. Raisa Katanova, PharmD
Founder & Lead Pharmacist, RxByDesign Compounding Pharmacy
Denver compounding pharmacist with 20+ years crafting personalized prescriptions, BHRT, pediatric and veterinary formulations for patients across the Denver metro.
20+ years in compoundingServing the Denver MetroLicensed PharmD
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Prescriptions
Transferring a Prescription: What to Have Ready
What to gather before moving a prescription to a new pharmacy, what affects whether and when it can transfer, insurance questions to ask, and how to avoid running out.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 3 min read
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Patient Care
Prescription Delivery: How Our 10-Mile Service Works
How free prescription delivery works for addresses within 10 miles of 9779 E Hampden Ave., how eligibility is checked, and what to do if you live farther away.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Compounding
How to Choose a Compounding Pharmacy
Questions to ask any compounding pharmacy about licensing, the type of compounding it does, ingredient sourcing, beyond-use dates, and how it handles problems.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Medication Safety
Your Medication List: Preparing for a Pharmacy Review
What to bring to a medication review with a pharmacist, how to note the way you actually take each medicine, questions worth asking, and what a review can and cannot do.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Compounding
Your First Compounded Prescription: What to Expect
What happens when you fill a compounded prescription for the first time: why it may take longer, how to read the label, beyond-use dates, storage, and cost.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Pediatric Care
Helping Children Take Medicine Safely
Label-first tips for giving children liquid medicine: measuring with an oral syringe, storage, making doses easier, and what to do after a missed or spit-up dose.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 3 min read
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Compounding
Low-Dose Naltrexone: Questions Before You Start
What low-dose naltrexone is, why its use is off-label, what the evidence does and does not show, opioid interaction precautions, and questions for your prescriber.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Medication Safety
Medication Allergies: Checking Inactive Ingredients
How to find a medicine's inactive ingredients, how an allergy differs from an intolerance, and when a compounded preparation may be worth discussing.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Pain Management
Compounded Pain Creams: Benefits, Limits, and Safety
What compounded topical pain creams can and cannot do, what the evidence shows, how to apply them safely, and the side effects and interactions to discuss.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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Veterinary
Pet Prescriptions: Questions for Your Pharmacist
Questions to ask about your pet's prescription: veterinarian-directed dosing, why human medicines are risky for pets, measuring and storage, and what to do when a pet refuses a dose.
Dr. Raisa Katanova 2 min read
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