Compounding of medications means making prescriptions to meet your needs. Before the advent of modern drug companies, most medicines were made this way from ingredients in the pharmacist's laboratories. In the 1930s and 1940s, approximately 60% of all medications were compounded. As commercial drug manufacturing companies grew in laboratory sophistication and economic power, pre-made medicines in standardized strengths became the norm. However, sometimes the standard medicines can not meet the needs of patients with special conditions or complications. A compounding pharmacy has the specialized skills and modern sterile laboratories required to formulate medicines in the exact doses and combinations needed for individualized medical treatment.

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