Veterinary Compounding Pharmacy in Central Florida

Pharmique Pharmacy provides specialized veterinary compounding services for pet owners and veterinary practices throughout Central Florida. Our licensed pharmacists prepare customized medications for animals of all sizes, from household pets like cats and dogs to birds, horses, and exotic species.

When commercially available medications don't meet your pet's needs, compounding offers solutions. Whether your pet requires a specific dosage, a flavored formulation, or an alternative delivery method, our veterinary compounding services can help your veterinarian provide the care your animal companion deserves.

Why Veterinary Compounding Matters

Animals present unique pharmaceutical challenges that differ significantly from human medicine:

Size and Dosing Challenges

Animals come in dramatically different sizes. A medication dose appropriate for a Great Dane would be excessive for a Chihuahua. Compounding allows for exact doses tailored to your pet's specific weight and condition.

Taste and Administration

Many pet owners know the struggle of giving medication to reluctant animals. Compounded medications can be prepared in palatable flavors that animals actually accept.

Discontinued Medications

Pharmaceutical manufacturers sometimes discontinue veterinary medications. Compounding pharmacies can often prepare these discontinued medications.

Species-Specific Needs

Different animal species have unique physiological characteristics. Compounded medications can be formulated specifically for your pet's species.

Animals We Serve

Dogs

Cats

Birds

Horses

Rabbits

Reptiles

Fish

Exotic Animals

Dosage Forms Available

Based on your veterinarian's prescription, we can prepare medications in forms designed for successful administration:

Flavored Oral Medications

Liquids and suspensions in palatable flavors, flavored treats and chews, capsules in appropriate sizes, and oral pastes.

Popular flavors: Beef, chicken, bacon, peanut butter (dogs) • Fish, chicken, tuna (cats) • Fruit flavors (birds and exotics)

Transdermal Preparations

For difficult-to-medicate cats and other animals, transdermal gels can be applied to the inner ear flap, allowing medication absorption through the skin.

Topical Preparations

Medicated ointments and creams, ear medications, eye preparations (as prescribed), and wound care formulations.

Commonly Compounded Veterinary Medications

Thyroid Medications

Methimazole for cats with hyperthyroidism, often as flavored liquids or transdermal gels.

Cardiac Medications

Heart medications in precise doses for animals with cardiovascular conditions.

Pain Management

Appropriately dosed pain medications for post-surgical recovery, arthritis, and other conditions.

Antibiotics

Custom-strength antibiotics in palatable formulations for treating infections.

Behavioral Medications

Anti-anxiety and behavioral medications in doses appropriate for your pet's size.

Dermatological Preparations

Topical medications for skin conditions, allergies, and infections.

Veterinary prescriptions are compounded at our Lake Mary pharmacy for patients across Seminole County, Orange County and the rest of Central Florida; the communities we serve are listed on our areas we serve from Lake Mary page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Local prescription delivery is free, and we ship statewide anywhere in Florida.

Yes, all veterinary medications require a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian. This ensures your pet has been properly examined and that the medication is appropriate for their condition.

Often, yes! We frequently prepare medications as flavored liquids or transdermal gels for difficult-to-medicate cats. Your veterinarian can prescribe an alternative form that may work better for your cat.

Most veterinary prescriptions are completed within 24-48 hours of receiving the prescription. Complex preparations or high-volume periods may require additional time. We'll provide an accurate timeline when we receive your prescription.

Yes, we ship throughout Florida in compliance with state pharmacy regulations. Temperature-sensitive medications are shipped with appropriate cold packs. Contact us for shipping options and costs.

Yes, we prepare medications for many exotic species. Your veterinarian will determine appropriate medications and dosing for your specific animal. Contact us to discuss your exotic pet's needs.

Flavors commonly used include chicken, fish, tuna, and beef for cats, and chicken, beef, liver, peanut butter, and cheese for dogs. Tell us the animal and the medication and we will confirm what we can flavor it with. Not every drug is masked equally well by every flavor, and some need more help than others.

Ask your veterinarian about a different dosage form. The usual alternatives are a flavored oral liquid, a small flavored chew, or a transdermal gel applied to the ear for medications suited to that route. Your vet decides which is appropriate for the drug your cat is on and sends us the prescription.

It depends entirely on the drug. Some medications are absorbed through the skin well enough to be dosed that way and are routinely prescribed for cats as transdermal gels. Many are not, and for those the route simply will not deliver the dose. Your veterinarian decides whether it is appropriate for your cat's medication.

Methimazole is one of the medications veterinarians most often ask us to compound for cats, commonly as a flavored liquid or a transdermal gel, because daily tablets long term are difficult in an uncooperative cat. Your veterinarian prescribes the strength, the form, and the monitoring schedule. Send us the prescription and we will confirm turnaround.

Both are commonly compounded into flavored forms for pets when a veterinarian writes for them, and a dose-appropriate liquid or chew is usually far easier to give than a split tablet. Your vet specifies the strength and the form. Ask us which flavors suit the medication before the prescription is written.

Yes. Veterinary compounding is lawful and long established, and it is how animals get doses and dosage forms no manufactured product provides. It requires a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian with a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, and FDA sets rules on which bulk substances may be compounded for animals.

No. Compounded veterinary preparations are not FDA-approved and have not undergone FDA review for safety, effectiveness, or quality, exactly as with compounded medications for people. They are prepared by a licensed pharmacy against a veterinarian's prescription for one animal, and your veterinarian decides whether one is appropriate.

It is FDA's guidance on compounding animal drugs from bulk drug substances. In practical terms it sets out when a preparation may be compounded from a bulk ingredient rather than from an approved drug, which is why availability of some veterinary compounds depends on federal rules rather than on the pharmacy. Ask your veterinarian, or call us about a specific medication.

Sometimes, and sometimes not. A compounded preparation is priced on its ingredients, strength, form, and quantity, so it can work out cheaper than splitting an expensive manufactured product, but it is not automatically the lower-cost option. Call (407) 610-9090 with the prescription details and we will quote it before we prepare anything.

Both are on the label: use it by the beyond-use date printed there, and store it as the label directs. Some flavored liquids need refrigerating and some do not, and it varies by formulation rather than by drug. If the label is unclear or has come off, call (407) 610-9090 rather than guessing.

Contact Pharmique Pharmacy

Questions about veterinary 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 Veterinary Medications: Compounded veterinary medications are prepared by our licensed pharmacy pursuant to a prescription from a licensed veterinarian. Compounded medications are NOT FDA-approved. They have not undergone FDA review for safety, effectiveness, or quality.

Prescription Required: All veterinary medications require a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian who has established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with you and your animal.

Veterinary Supervision: Use of compounded medications should be supervised by your veterinarian. Follow all dosing instructions and contact your vet if you have concerns about your pet's response to medication.