Topical Pain Relief
Pain caused by disorders of movement is often chronic and severe and may not be alleviated by commercially available medications. Patients who experience severe chronic pain often benefit from a topical pain relief cream that is customized to meet their specific medical needs and provides needed relief without the risk of addiction or adverse systemic affects. Many patients have stated that their topical pain relief cream has “changed their life” and that “they cannot go a day without their topical pain relief cream.”
Oral Medications and their Side Effects
Many patients try anesthetic injections, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, steroids or opiates and still cannot find pain relief. Yet, they certainly can find many side effects. However, a compounded topical pain relief cream of a specific drug often provides effective analgesia for patients in whom the oral drug produces adverse effects or the effective oral dosage would be too high to permit safe therapy.
Many oral medications have their share of adverse effects. Some of these risks include: stomach ulcers, cardiovascular risks, liver and kidney toxicity, etc. The risk of such side effects could be reduced by topical formulations (topical pain relief creams), which offer the potential to deliver analgesic concentrations locally, at the site of inflammation, while minimizing systemic concentrations. To avoid the risks of COX-2 inhibitors (cardiovascular risks), our pharmacy can compound topically applied NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and ketoprofen. Topical NSAIDs have a safety profile which is superior to oral formulations. Topical pain relief NSAID administration offers the advantage of local, enhanced delivery to painful sites with a reduced incidence of systemic adverse effects.
How to get started on Topial Pain Relief Cream
Come down to PharmaCare and speak with our clinical pharmacists. Based on your symptoms and what you have tried in the past, the pharmacist can make recommendations to your physician unique to your needs.
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