Comments on: Claritin + Singulair = ???

By: RJS

RJS — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:28:24 +0000

There are a bunch of compounding pharmacies still around. Trouble is, most retail pharmacies don't have time to make the 1-2 compounds that we make on a daily basis and still get all of the other prescriptions done, too. There simply isn't the space or the manpower, unless you make that your specialty. Billing is tricky, too, and you won't be getting out of any copayments simply because you're just taking "one" drug. I have a friend who's a pharmacist here. They do a bunch of compounding. There are other industrial pharmacy issues to deal with as well such as proper absorbtion and whatnot. Tablet integrity is destroyed when you break into a tablet to make a compound.

By: MLO

MLO — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:02:47 +0000

Maybe I'm being silly, but wouldn't all of this go away if pharmacists still compounded medications specifically for patients? I would love it if I could take one pill vs. 2 or 3 every day…

Pax,

MLO

By: RJS

RJS — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:49:31 +0000

Zegerid is already a step in that direction. Talk about a giant waste of money, too.

By: Andrew, CPhT

Andrew, CPhT — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:31:57 +0000

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised at the H2/PPI combo. My pharmacy at least has quite a few taking both as it is. They could take ranitidine and omeprazole (both of which are generic) and make a new combo drug: Zanosec or Prilotec.

Of course, it would probably sell as well as Zegerid, the omeprazole/Sodium Bicarb combo. (i.e., not very well)

By: Trusted.MD Network

Trusted.MD Network — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:47:26 +0000

Combo drugs…

First Zetia and Zocor becomes Vytorin. Now Claritin and Singulair is set to become a new combo.

I predict a Pepsid/Zantac and PPI combo to be on deck….