by Rania S | Apr 21, 2025 | Daily Diary
Today at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, a patient called after picking up a new compounded prescription for Estradiol 10 mg/mL cream. She said, “Rania, my doctor told me to apply 0.1 mL twice a day, but the instructions say ‘2 clicks BID’—I’m confused. What’s a click?” I...
by Rania S | Apr 18, 2025 | Daily Diary
This morning at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, a provider called with a special request:“Hi Rania, I have a patient who needs compounded progesterone—but she has a severe peanut allergy. Can we avoid peanut oil?” I said, “Absolutely. Many commercial progesterone capsules...
by Rania S | Apr 17, 2025 | Daily Diary
Today at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, we received a compounded prescription from a functional medicine provider that read:🧾 Levothyroxine 20 mcg / Liothyronine 3 mcg – compounded capsule, once daily Later, the patient called with a familiar concern:“Hi Rania, I’ve been...
by Rania S | Apr 16, 2025 | Daily Diary
Today at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, I prepared a prescription for a custom compounded testosterone cream for one of our regular female patients. The provider had written:🧾 Testosterone 1 mg/0.1 ml cream🕘 Sig: Apply 0.1 ml intralabially once daily, Monday through...
by Rania S | Apr 15, 2025 | Daily Diary
Today at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, I received a call from a dermatologist who was interested in compounding Finasteride into a topical solution for a male patient suffering from androgenic alopecia. He asked, “Rania, I’ve been using oral Finasteride for hair loss, but...
