by Darren ng | Oct 26, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Tretinoin cream has been tested in vehicle-controlled trials of photodamaged facial skin. The strength and base a patient needs are the...
by Darren ng | Oct 24, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Compounded preparations are dispensed only on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Tranexamic acid has been studied in melasma by mouth and as a topical cream. A 2024 meta-analysis of 22 studies with 1,280 patients (PMID 38843906) reported reductions in...
by Darren ng | Oct 24, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Topical lidocaine-containing preparations have been studied for premature ejaculation. A 2025 randomised study of 273 men found that ejaculatory latency...
by Darren ng | Oct 24, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Compounded preparations are dispensed only on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Minoxidil is studied in men and women with androgenetic alopecia. A 48-week randomised trial in men with androgenetic alopecia reported 45% more hair regrowth with 5% topical...
by Darren ng | Oct 24, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: A 2026 network meta-analysis of on-demand PDE5 inhibitor trials (83 studies, 6,029 participants) reported odds ratios versus placebo of 7.13 for...
by Darren ng | Oct 19, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Peppermint oil is an antispasmodic for irritable bowel syndrome; meta-analyses report it superior to placebo for global symptoms (RR 1.63 in the 2026...
