Bennie H. Jeng, MD, said these agents have been “a mainstay for many
conditions in our field,” in glaucoma and cornea care, and in anti-VEGF
and intravitreal injections.
Compounding allows physicians to customize dosages, provide allergen-free and preservative-free medications, and provide formulations not normally available, he said.
Antibiotics can be fortified, cyclosporine can be formulated in other percentages, and retinoic acid can be adapted for ophthalmic use, Jeng said.
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Compounding allows physicians to customize dosages, provide allergen-free and preservative-free medications, and provide formulations not normally available, he said.
Antibiotics can be fortified, cyclosporine can be formulated in other percentages, and retinoic acid can be adapted for ophthalmic use, Jeng said.
http://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/cornea-external-disease/news/online/%7B3c17cc72-5fcd-4601-9599-09bb3ceaba0e%7D/use-of-compounded-therapies-worth-the-headache-speaker-says