Compounding Chemist on the Gold Coast
We prepare medicines from scratch, to the exact strength, flavour, base and dosage form your prescriber has specified. A compounding chemist Gold Coast prescribers send patients to, compounded on site in Surfers Paradise and couriered Australia wide. If you have been searching for a compound chemist near me, this is it.
Open 7 days · Piazza 16, 3221 Surfers Paradise Boulevarde · Inside My Doctors Medical Clinic
What Is a Compounding Pharmacy?
Most medicines are mass produced in fixed strengths and forms. A compounding pharmacy does the opposite. We make a medicine for one person, from individual ingredients, to a formula written by their prescriber.
That matters when the commercial product does not exist, has been discontinued, comes only in a strength that is wrong for the patient, or contains something the patient cannot tolerate. As a compounding chemist we can change the strength, the flavour, the base and the way the medicine is taken, while keeping the active ingredient exactly as prescribed.
- The strength you need is not commercially made
- A child, an older patient or a pet cannot swallow tablets
- A product has been discontinued or is out of stock
- You react to a dye, preservative, lactose or gluten in the commercial version
- You need a cream, gel, capsule or liquid instead of a tablet
Who We Compound For
Patients
Adults and children under the care of a GP, specialist or dentist who need a medicine made to a specific formula. Bring the prescription in, post it or upload it and we will take it from there.
Pets and Animals
Cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and horses, prepared to your vet’s prescription. Flavoured liquids, pastes and very small doses that are simply not made commercially for animals.
Prescribers
Doctors, dentists, vets and specialists across the Gold Coast send us formulas every week. Call or fax us to discuss a preparation before you write the script.
What We Can Compound
Every preparation below is made to a prescription from your doctor, specialist, dentist or vet. If what you need is not listed, call us on 07 5527 9428 and ask. The list of what a compounding chemist Gold Coast wide can prepare is far longer than any page will hold.
Children are not small adults. A tablet made for a 70kg adult often cannot be split accurately for a toddler, and plenty of children will not swallow one at all. We prepare flavoured oral liquids, suspensions and smaller strengths so a child actually takes the dose their doctor intended.
- Flavoured oral liquids and suspensions
- Strengths scaled to body weight
- Dye free, sugar free and preservative free options
- Lollipops, troches and other child friendly forms
Getting a tablet into a cat is a fair test of any relationship. Vets across the Gold Coast send prescriptions to us for flavoured liquids, pastes and transdermal preparations that animals will take without a fight, in doses that are far too small to be made commercially.
- Chicken, fish, beef and liver flavoured liquids
- Tiny doses for cats, birds and small breeds
- Pastes, gels and transdermal preparations
- Prepared to your vet’s prescription
Skin preparations are one of the most common reasons a prescriber turns to compounding. The active may be right but the strength, the base or the preservative is not. We compound creams, gels, ointments and lotions to the formula on the script, in a base that suits the patient’s skin.
- Creams, gels, ointments and lotions
- Strengths that are not commercially available
- Preservative free and fragrance free bases
- Combination preparations in a single application
Where a prescriber has specified a strength or a delivery form that is not made commercially, we prepare it to that exact specification. Every hormone preparation we compound requires a current prescription, and we will contact your prescriber directly if any part of the formula needs clarifying.
- Creams, capsules, troches and lozenges
- Strengths prepared to the prescribed formula
- Prepared on site, not sent away
- Prescription required for every preparation
We Also Compound
Hair and Scalp
Topical preparations compounded to prescription for patients being treated by a doctor for hair and scalp concerns.
Pain and Palliative Care
Topical and oral preparations made to a prescriber’s formula for patients who cannot use the commercial product.
Dental Preparations
Rinses, gels and pastes prepared to a dentist’s prescription for use before, during or after treatment.
Sleep Support Preparations
Prepared only on a current prescription, in the strength and dosage form your prescriber has specified.
Allergy Free Formulations
Preparations made without lactose, gluten, dyes, sugar or specific preservatives for patients who react to the commercial product.
Discontinued Medicines
If a product you rely on has been discontinued or is out of stock, ask your prescriber whether it can be compounded. Often it can.
Dosage Forms We Prepare
The form a medicine takes decides whether it gets taken at all. If swallowing a tablet is the problem, the answer is usually a different form rather than a different drug. Tell us what is not working and we will tell you what your prescriber could write instead.
How We Prepare Your Medicine
Compounding is a pharmacy discipline with its own equipment, ingredients and checks. Here is what happens once your prescription reaches us.
We read the formula
A pharmacist checks the strength, the base and the quantity against the prescription. If anything is unclear we call the prescriber before we start.
We source the ingredients
Ingredients come from established pharmaceutical suppliers, with documentation kept for every batch we use.
We compound on site
Your medicine is made in our own compounding room in Surfers Paradise. Nothing is sent to a third party.
We label and check
The finished preparation is checked by a registered pharmacist, labelled with directions, storage and an expiry, then ready for collection or courier.
Information for Prescribers
If you are a GP, specialist, dentist or vet on the Gold Coast and you are considering a compounded preparation, talk to us before you write it. We can tell you what is achievable, which base suits the active, what a realistic turnaround looks like and roughly what it will cost your patient.
We accept prescriptions in person, by post and by fax, and we are happy to discuss a formula over the phone.
Phone 07 5527 9428 | Fax 07 5604 1432 | Email admin@pcpharm.com.au
How to Order a Compounded Medicine
1. Get the prescription
Your doctor, specialist, dentist or vet writes the formula. Compounded medicines cannot be supplied without one.
2. Get it to us
Bring it in, post it to the pharmacy, or upload it using our prescription upload form. Call us first if you would like a price.
3. Collect or have it sent
Pick it up from the pharmacy in Surfers Paradise, or we courier it to your address anywhere in Australia through Aramex.
Looking for everyday pharmacy services rather than compounding? See what else we do at the pharmacy, or read more about Paradise Compounding Pharmacy.
Compounding Questions, Answered
Talk to a Compounding Chemist
Bring your prescription in to Piazza 16, 3221 Surfers Paradise Boulevarde, or call us and we will tell you exactly what we need and what it will cost before you commit.