Compounded Pain Medications in Etobicoke
We prepare pain medications to your prescriber’s order: a different strength, a topical cream instead of a pill, or a form that avoids an ingredient you react to.
Level C hazardous non-sterile compounding facility. A prescription from your prescriber is required.
What is compounded pain medication?
Most prescriptions are filled with manufactured products in fixed strengths and forms. Compounding starts from pharmaceutical ingredients and prepares the medication on site for one patient, in the strength and form your prescriber writes.
In Ontario, non-sterile compounding is regulated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
When a prescriber might choose it
- The strength needed is not sold as a manufactured product.
- Swallowing tablets or capsules is difficult, and a topical or liquid form is needed.
- A patient reacts to a dye, preservative, lactose or another inactive ingredient.
- A manufactured product has been discontinued but is still needed.
Your prescriber decides whether compounding fits your situation. The pharmacy prepares what is prescribed.
Pain compounding we prepare
What compounding cannot do
Compounded medications do not go through Health Canada’s review for manufactured drugs. They are prepared for one patient against a current prescription, so you should have a prescriber overseeing your care.
Compounding is not a way around a prescription, or a way to get a medication that is not legally available in Canada.
Serving Etobicoke and the western GTA
Patients come from Mimico, New Toronto, Long Branch, Alderwood, Stonegate-Queensway, Sunnylea, Humber Bay Shores and Islington-City Centre West. Local delivery is available to nearby neighbourhoods.
Questions patients ask
Do I need a prescription?
Yes. Your prescriber writes the ingredient, strength, form and directions. We prepare it and counsel you on how to use it.
How long does it take?
Simple preparations are often ready the same day. More complex ones can take 24 to 72 hours, depending on ingredients and quantity.
Is compounded medication approved by Health Canada?
No. Manufactured drugs go through Health Canada review. Compounded medications are prepared one patient at a time under Ontario College of Pharmacists standards.
Can my prescriber send the prescription to you?
Yes, by fax to (647) 351-2323 or by e-prescription. We call you to confirm cost, timing, and pickup or delivery.
Send your prescription
Fill in the form, or text or email a photo of your prescription.
Prefer to call? (647) 348-2323 (calls and texts)