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This Profile in Personalized Medicine highlights Ernesto Garza-Gongora II, PharmD, of Stone Oak Pharmacy in San Antonio, Texas. The pharmacy has been a proud PCCA member since 2006.
Just recently, when I met a patient after hours to fill a fertility compound because she did not receive it. We were able to provide her with progesterone suppositories for pregnancy support.
I was exposed to compounding early on in pharmacy school. John Carson did a presentation on compounding and independent pharmacy ownership at an NCPA meeting at the College of Pharmacy I attended. His presentation and enthusiasm about pharmacy compounding left a long-standing impression on me. After that, PCCA’s reputation led me to them.
My favorite thing about being a compounder is our ability to make an impact on patients’ lives that would otherwise not have been possible through conventional therapies.
Evaluate your process often. Strive for consistency and excellence before cost. Never forget about your obligations to your patients and the pharmacy profession.
We once had a 180-pound, 12-year-old patient who was fighting his parents when it was time for him to take his medications. Using Lipoderm® to deliver the medications through his skin was life changing for his family. His parents told me, “You have helped bring our son back to us.”
Lipoderm. It is extremely easy to work with, and its ability to deliver medications through the skin has proven it to be an invaluable asset to my patients.
Always do the right thing, even when nobody is watching.