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I had to look up "compounded pain creams" as I had never heard of them. Apparently there's some controversy because they include various medications that haven't really been studied for topical use, plus they're not FDA approved, etc. That said, if they help people and help decrease opioid consumption then I'm all for them.
On 2/2/2021 at 3:32 PM, TheMoonisMyLantern said:I had to look up "compounded pain creams" as I had never heard of them. Apparently there's some controversy because they include various medications that haven't really been studied for topical use, plus they're not FDA approved, etc. That said, if they help people and help decrease opioid consumption then I'm all for them.
Some of them work very well and can be helpful in palliative and hospice care.
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Compounded pain cream medications has become a huge business for accident victims, cancer patients, etc to the point that one law office in Philadelphia set-up their own pharmacy ---until Philadelphia Inquirer article expose forced quick disinvestment.
ABC News 1/16/2021
Health fraud case: Mississippi pharmacy owner gets 18 years