Why compounding

When the standard product is not the right fit

A prescriber may need a strength, dosage form, combination, or ingredient profile that is not commercially available. We prepare that prescription in our on-site non-sterile lab, check it here, and counsel the patient who will use it.

Dosage forms

The standard forms we prepare

Compounding fills the gaps in commercially available medications. The manufactured product may not come as a liquid, may taste bad, may contain an allergen, or may not be made in the strength a patient needs. These are the non-sterile forms we prepare, across every specialty:

Creams and gels

Topical and transdermal preparations

Sublingual troches

Dissolving preparations taken under the tongue

Custom oral capsules

Prepared to the strength on the prescription

Oral liquid solutions and suspensions

When a swallowable liquid is what's needed

Suppositories

When an oral route isn't workable

All of them can be customized on a prescriber's order: a tailored strength, more than one active ingredient combined into a single preparation, flavoring added where appropriate, or a specific allergen, dye, or preservative left out. These are the forms we make most often. If your prescription names one you don't see here, call and ask.

Our lab

Prepared on Main Street, not sent away

Our pharmacists work directly with patients and prescribers to clarify formulation details before preparation. Every prescription is patient-specific and requires a valid order from a licensed prescriber.

  • Non-sterile preparations only
  • Capsules, troches, oral liquids, creams, gels, ointments and other prescribed forms
  • Licensed to dispense prescriptions throughout Pennsylvania
Gloved hands filling a blister card for medication packaging at Lititz Apothecary

Have a prescription or a formulation question?

Call the pharmacy and ask for the compounding team. We can explain the next step or speak directly with your prescriber.

Compounded medications are prepared to a licensed prescriber's order and are not reviewed or approved by the FDA for safety or effectiveness. Nothing on this page is medical advice.