Pediatric Compounding
Compounded medications prepared for infants and children, often as flavored suspensions or weight-based custom strengths.
Pediatric compounding is the preparation of compounded medications for infants and children, often as flavored oral suspensions, dye-free reformulations, or custom weight-based strengths. Pediatric compounded medications are prescription-only.
Pediatric compounding is commonly used when a child's prescription is not available in an age-appropriate strength, contains an allergen or excipient the child cannot tolerate, or is too difficult to administer in the commercial form.
Compounded pediatric formulations are prepared on a per-prescription basis and coordinated between the prescriber and the pharmacy.
Patients (or their caregivers) should follow the pharmacy's storage, dosing, and administration instructions exactly, since compounded suspensions can have shorter beyond-use dates and specific handling needs.