Pediatric Compounding

Specializing in pediatric compounding to create child-friendly medications and improve child treatment efficiency.

Child medication presents unique challenges. Pills may be too large to swallow, liquid doses may taste unpleasant, and commercial medications often come in strengths designed for adults. Pediatric compounding addresses these challenges by creating tailored medication to children's specific needs.

Why Do Children Need Compounded Medications?

Dosing Precision

Many commercial medications come in fixed adult doses. We create smaller, more precise doses based on body weight, developmental stage, body surface area, etc.

Swallowing Difficulties

Children often have trouble swallowing pills. Compounded medication can be prepared as oral liquids or troches.

Palatable Taste

Most medications taste bitter or unpleasant. We can add child-friendly flavors to improve the medication experience.

Allergies and Sensitivities

Commercial medications often contain dyes, gluten, lactose, sugar, etc., that some children may be unable to stomach.

Child-Friendly Dosage Forms

Flavored Liquids & Suspensions

Most common form for young children and includes flavors such as strawberry, bubblegum, grape, watermelon, cherry, orange, vanilla, chocolate, etc.

Lollipops & Lozenges

Compounded lollipops and lozenges can make medicine appetizing to children.

Oral Dissolving Preparations

Medications that dissolve quickly in the mouth without water.

Topical Preparations

Creams, gels, or ointments applied to the skin, avoiding oral administration.

Allergen-Free & Specialty Options

Dye-Free
Sugar-Free
Gluten-Free
Lactose-Free
Casein-Free
Soy-Free

Commonly Compounded Pediatric Medications

  • Antibiotics: Child-friendly antibiotics in customizable strengths and flavors
  • Pain and Fever Medications: Custom-strength pain relievers for precise dosing
  • Reflux and Digestive Medications: Medications for acid reflux and digestive issues
  • Allergy Medications: Antihistamines to relieve allergy symptoms in suitable forms for children
  • Vitamins and Supplements: Custom vitamins and supplements for special nutritional needs

Compounded children's medication is available at our Lake Mary pharmacy for patients across Central Florida, but we also ship and deliver all across Florida. For more details, visit areas we serve from Lake Mary.

Frequently Asked Questions

Local prescription delivery is free.

Yes, all prescription medications for children require a valid prescription from a licensed healthcare provider. Your child's doctor will determine appropriate medications and dosing.

Let us know about any allergies before we compound the medication. We can use alternative flavorings that are safe for your child.

Often, yes! Contact us if your child refuses their current medication. We may be able to prepare it in a different flavor or form with your healthcare provider's approval.

Compounded medications have specific expiration dates (beyond-use dates) based on the formulation. These are typically shorter than commercially manufactured products. Use the medication within the timeframe indicated on the label.

Ask your pediatrician about a different dosage form. The usual answer is a flavored oral liquid, which also lets the dose be measured by syringe rather than by splitting a tablet. Chewable and dissolving forms are sometimes options too. Your pediatrician decides which suits the medication, then sends us the prescription.

A wide range, including bubblegum, grape, cherry, strawberry, banana, and watermelon, and we can usually match a flavor your child already accepts. Tell us which one when the prescription is sent. Some medications carry better in some flavors than others, so ask us if you want the best chance of it going down without a fight.

Usually, yes. Dyes are one of the most common things parents ask us to leave out, whether for an allergy, a sensitivity, or a preference, and because we prepare the medication from ingredients we can simply not include them. Say so when the prescription is sent rather than afterwards, so it does not have to be remade.

Usually all three, and often in one preparation. Tell us what has to be excluded (gluten, lactose, dairy, soy, sugar, a specific dye or preservative) before we compound, and we select the base and ingredients accordingly. Sugar-free versions are a routine request for diabetic children and for children on ketogenic diets.

By preparing the medication at a concentration that makes your child's dose measurable. A liquid lets a precise volume be drawn into an oral syringe, and we prepare the strength so the dose your pediatrician wrote falls on a readable mark rather than between two. Always use the syringe supplied, never a kitchen spoon.

Prepare it as a liquid or a capsule at the strength your pediatrician wrote. Splitting or crushing a tablet at home does not divide the active ingredient reliably, which is why prescribers send infant doses to a compounding pharmacy instead. Send us the prescription with the exact dose and we will prepare it to that specification.

Sometimes, and it is your pediatrician's decision rather than ours. Not every medication can be given rectally, because absorption differs by drug and the dose may not be equivalent. Where it is appropriate, a compounded suppository is a recognized option for a child who cannot keep anything down. Ask your pediatrician.

Whether a particular compounded medication is appropriate for your child is a decision for the pediatrician who prescribes it. What we can tell you is how it is made: to USP standards, from ingredients supplied with certificates of analysis, at the strength written for your child. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved and have not undergone FDA review.

Often, yes. Discontinued and unavailable pediatric strengths are one of the most common reasons prescriptions reach us. If the active ingredient is one we may compound from and your pediatrician writes for the strength they want, we can frequently prepare it. Call (407) 610-9090 with the medication name to check before you rely on it.

It should not, and that is exactly why it is done at the pharmacy. Flavoring is added in a way intended to mask taste without altering the dose or how the drug is absorbed, using the quantities and vehicles the formulation allows. Not every medication can be flavored, which is why it is a pharmacist's decision rather than something to do at home.

Contact Pharmique Pharmacy

Questions about pediatric compounding?

(407) 610-9090
1210 S International Pkwy, Suite 166
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Important Information

About Compounded Medications: Compounded pediatric medications are prepared by our licensed pharmacy pursuant to a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider. Compounded medications are NOT FDA-approved.

Prescription Required: All pediatric prescription medications require a valid prescription from a licensed healthcare provider who has examined your child.

Keep Out of Reach of Children: Store all medications safely out of reach of children, including flavored medications that may be appealing to young children.