by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: A customised supplement formulation is a nutritional preparation compounded to one patient’s requirements — the exact actives, strengths, delivery form and excipient profile the prescriber specifies — rather than an off-the-shelf product the...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: Dermatological compounding is the preparation of a topical medication — a cream, gel, lotion, ointment or solution — made to one patient’s prescription rather than taken off a shelf, in the exact actives, strengths, combination and base a doctor...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: Nutritional compounding is the preparation of several nutrients — vitamins, minerals, amino acids, botanical extracts and similar actives — into a single made-to-prescription capsule for one patient, instead of that patient taking a handful of separate...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: Melatonin is a hormone the body makes to signal night-time, and as a medicine it is used chiefly to help with the *timing* of sleep — sleep onset, jet lag, shift-work and some circadian rhythm problems — rather than as a sedative. In Malaysia there is an...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: A compounded hair-loss formulation is a topical preparation — usually a solution, foam or spray applied to the scalp — made to one patient’s prescription, most often combining minoxidil with topical finasteride at the strengths a doctor specifies....
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: Low dose naltrexone (LDN) is naltrexone prescribed at a small fraction of its standard dose — usually in the range of about 0.5 mg to 4.5 mg once daily, versus the 50 mg used in addiction medicine. Because no registered product exists at these strengths,...
