Prescription Pain Creams

Compounded Pain Relief Cream Prescriptions

The most commonly prescribed pain medications are typically administered orally. However, growing concerns regarding the safety of oral pain medication include the potential for serious side effects associated with dependence and overdose. Many patients are prescribed multiple oral medications to treat various types of pain, leading to patients consuming many capsules and pills throughout the day and night, which can become a daunting task that can potentially lead to non-compliance by taking too much or too little at any given time. Compounded prescription pain creams are gaining more popularity due To safety as it is an alternative to opiods where the risks associated with oral pain medications are eliminated. This is mainly due to the cream’s ability to impact the local tissue without being absorbed systemically in the rest of the body.

In the field of pharmacy, compounding is the preparation of a custom formulation of a medication to fit a unique need of a patient that cannot be met with commercially available medications.

Many patients are turning to compounded pain creams for a variety of reasons which can include:

To provide an exact dose or combination that is not commercially available ( most popular for pain reasons)
To avoid the medication from entering the bloodstream
To avoid a non-active ingredient that the patient may be allergic to
Dietary reasons
Tolerance reasons

Absorption Pathways

Find the below chart which compares absorption pathways for Topical , Transdermal and Tablet medications Topical (blue dots) (only in epidermis) Transfermal (orange) ( same as what appears) Tablet medications ( green) go from the right because it goes right into blood stream without passing anything above

3 Sub Groups of Compounded Creams

Avail Medical has partnered with a pharmacy that has categorized their compounded creams into 3 sub groups.

NEUROPATHIC PAIN -COMPRESSED NERVE PAIN (orange)
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, OSTEOARTHRITIS ,JOINT PAIN (blue)
INFLAMMATORY PAIN FROM INJURY (green)

Cream FAQ

What are the ingredients?

All 3 subgroups contain a combination of the below ingredients. Any specific ingredients can always be recommended to be removed based upon preference or allergies but below are the most popular. Diclofenac Gabapentin Amitriptyline Baclofen Lipoderm cream Bupivacaine Ketamine Clonidine Tizakidine Piroxcam Ketoprofen

How can these creams help with various types of pain?

Using the multi-model approach with introduces a range of combinations that may be used at the same time to attack pain pathways from multiple angles simultaneously.

Which types of pain can compounded creams potentially help with?

Visceral Soft Tissue Pain, Bone Pain, Nerve Compression pain, Neuropathic Pain, Muscle Spasm pain Arthritis Pain • Back Pain • Muscle Ache and inflammation related pain • Pain caused by Sprains • Joint Pain • Sports Injury related pain •, MV A related pain and more

How do I apply the cream?

Wash your hands Step
Put on gloves (if required)
Pick up pump, dispense the number of prescribed pumps onto the opposite hand
Apply directly to the affected area

How much do I use?

Each recommended dose is no larger than a pea or a thin layer to cover the affected area. It is also recommended to massage the cream into the affected area for up to 1 minute To ensure proper penetration. Schedule appointment with our specialist now. ( currently only available to Veterans with physical awarded conditions)