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...
by Rania S | Apr 14, 2025 | Daily Diary
Today at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, we received a prescription from a women’s health provider for a custom-compounded Fluconazole 2% vaginal cream. Shortly after, the provider gave us a quick call to clarify,“Hi Rania, this is for a recurrent yeast infection case. Oral...
by Rania S | Apr 11, 2025 | Daily Diary
Today at Doctor’s Choice Pharmacy, I got a call from a med spa owner who had tried a few different numbing creams on the market.“Rania,” she said, “we’ve been using a 4% lidocaine product, but it’s not strong enough for microneedling or laser. Do you compound...
