Benefits to your Pharmacy
- New Customer acquisition opportunity
- Add-on Sales opportunity with Practitioner Vitamins and health foods.
- An additional service for the Pharmacy to add to their Professional Service offer.
- Ability to strength existing (and new) Practitioner and Doctor relationships.
- Increase revenue opportunity & ability to recover lost margin from PBS price reductions.
Free collection at over 210 Community Pharmacies
This enables a patient to order and collect (at no extra cost) compounded medication through their regular pharmacy.
Visit customcompounding.com.au/pharmacy-locator to find one near you.
Consistent, Quality medicines
In 2015, the Pharmacy Board of Australia released a number of updates to the Compounding Guidelines for Compounding in Pharmacies.
Visit customcompounding.com.au/quality-standards for more information.
Vision, Mission, Values lead company
Our team uses these to help articulate the difference that our business is making to Patients and the Medical Community. See how we live and breathe our Values, Vision, Mission.
Established Compounding Facility
The company has been successfully operating from Merrimac, Queensland for the last 10 years.
24 Hour Promise
Your health is important and that is why we have developed a unique method to have a majority of popular compounded medicines ready inside of 24 hours.
Learn more here.
Third Party Pharmacy Program
If you manage or own a community pharmacy and have patients that require compounded medication, we have a innovative platform that solves this challenge.
Find out more about this program here.
Unavailable Medicine Solution
In 2016 Australia was affected by a significant number of prescription medication shortages. We can often compound the same medication as the pharmaceutical manufacturers while the big pharma version is unavailable.
Here is an updated list of unavailable medicines.
Australia Wide Delivery
National Custom Compounding uses a number of freight providers to ensure Patients everywhere can receive our compounded medications.
Orders over $150 are freight free.
Certified & Accredited Supply Chain
National Custom Compounding believes in using only certified, Australian component and raw material supplies. All of the supplies meet Australian standards including TGA approval.
To learn more visit here.
Regular, Random Stability Testing
Our team ensures that our methods, formulas and products are accurately made by undertaking random stability testing. This is done to ensure Patients and Practitioners have faith in using our compounds.
Here are a number of examples.
Registration
National Custom Compounding (referred to as NCC) is registered as a Compounding Pharmacy with the Pharmacy Board of Australia. It meets all guidelines as required by the Pharmacy Board. NCC is also a QCPP (Quality Care Pharmacy Practice) certified, which is managed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
All compounding pharmacist are registered under AHPRA and meet CPD (continuing professional development).
Quality Control
NCC uses a thorough process to ensure a high quality compound is produced on all occasions.
The internal process is as follows:
- All of the following checks are completed by two (2) separate Pharmacists
- Formulation check from prescription to dispensing
- Medication or preparation is compounded
- Final check encompasses
- Correct ingredients
- Correct formulation
- Correct weight of ingredients used
- Integrity of product
- Physical presentation = dosage form, packaging and labelling
- All of the systems are integrated through a software systems which enables complete tractability
API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients)
- To maintain the integrity of the completed product NCC adheres to a strict management process for storage of its raw ingredients and components.
- Raw ingredients are sourced from Australian importers and TGA approved wholesalers. Each API is supplied with a certificate of accuracy, CoA. We randomly sample and test the new products to ensure the CoA are accurate.
Facility Setup
To avoid cross–contamination the laboratory has three (3) separate rooms.
Each room has a designated function
- Hormones
- Vitamins/Nutritional
- Dermatological & Other Preparations
Equipment
- All equipment at NCC is maintained and calibrated according to USP* standards. *USP ( United States Pharmacopeia) and checked annually by Filtertech Australia and CSK Group.
- Each lab room is equipped with a powder containment hood with appropriately maintained HEPA filters.
- Each room has its own air supply through individual airconditioning units.
Personal Safety
Personal Safety is of the upmost importance at NCC. Routine bloodtest screening on hormone levels are provided every six (6) months for all laboratory staff.
All laboratory staff wear appropriate protective equipment which includes
- Gown
- Mask
- Gloves
- Eye wear
- Boots
- Hair Netting
Independent Laboratory Testing
NCC voluntarily participates in an independent laboratory testing of its compounds to test for potency and shelf stability under “normal” (room temperature) and “accelerated” conditions (increased relative humidity 70{648ff2b140dd79f8b10f01740237e66061b7c0f8b396ba52d99047c684c8722c} and temperature 45 degrees Celsius). These tests are undertaken at zero, one(1), three(3) and six (6) months.
Testing is conducted by RTH Scientific Services, Brisbane and National Institute of Complementary Medicine, Herbal Analysis Laboratory (HAL), Penrith.
Professional Memberships
NCC is a member of PCCA and MEDISCA (TGA registered compounding suppliers.)
NCC pharmacists and compounding technicians are PCCA and MEDISCA trained.
The business is also a member of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
Re-Certification
As there are currently no re-certification requirements in Australia for compounding pharmacies, NCC maintains USP (United States Pharmacopeia) standards. These standards are generally recognised to be the highest standards in the world.
NCC and Gooding Drive Amcal under Quality Care Pharmacy Practice, QCPP certification every 2 years.
- Omeprazole suspension not commercially available for infants with significant reflux issues. Tolerable flavours encourage the medication to be swallowed and therefore work effectively.
- Pre or postmenopausal women can be made a natural hormone replacement medication (BHRT) in transdermal creams or “Troches” which are small lozenges designed to absorb through the cheek cavity.
- Natural Thyroid or T3 capsules can be compounded for Thyroid conditions, where other prescription medication may have failed to treat the condition.
- A range of active cosmetic products can be compounded to include lignocaine, lidocaine, anti-aging components and range of other ingredients.
- Nutritional Supplements (Custom Vitamins), which contain a range of vitamin ingredients in concentrations prescribed by qualified Doctors.
HORMONE REPLACEMENT (BHRT) | |
For Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement
Available in topical cream, troche (lozenge that dissolves in check cavity), capsules or pessary |
Progesterone Testosterone
Dhea 7-Keto Dhea Estrone Estrodiol Estriol Biest Triest |
COSMETIC COMPOUNDING | |
Depigmenting Agents
Available in topical cream, solution or peel |
Hydroquinone Kojic acid
Tretinoin Azaelic acid Phytic acid |
Anti-aging agents
Available in topical cream, solution or peel |
Hyaluronic acid Snail secretion
Idebenone Panthenol Vitamin A palmitate Tretinoin Co enzyme Q10 Glycolic acid Lactic acid Allantion Aloe Vera Jojoba oil Rosehip oil Caffeine Mineral Oil Pyruvic Acid Silicone TCA And EDTA |
DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS | |
Steroid Therapy
Available in topical cream or solution |
Hydrocortisone Clobetasol Methylprednisolone Betamethasone
Dexmethasone |
Anti Inflammatory Agents
Available in topical cream or solution |
Crude Coal Tar Coal Tar
Urea Zinc Hemp Seed Oil Pumpkin Seed Oil |
Anti-bacterial Agents
Available in topical cream or solution |
Salicylic Acid Chlorhexidine
Sulphur Sulphacetamide Benzoyl Peroxide Gentamycin |
Anti-fungal Agents
Available in topical cream or solution |
Miconazole Boric Acid
Sodium Thiosulphate Thymol And Chloroform (Nail Formulation) |
Anti Pyretic Agents
Available in topical cream or ointment |
Menthol Phenol
Camphor |
Immune Suppressing Agents
Available in topical cream or ointment |
Tacrolimus Imiquimod |
Anal Fissure Treatment
Available in topical cream or ointment |
Diltiazem Nifedipine
|
Hair Loss Treatment
Available in topical solution |
Minoxidil Retinoic Acid
Finasteride |
Wart Treatments
Available in topical paint, solution or ointment |
Podophyllin Trichloroacetic Acid
Monochloroacetic Acid
|
EAR COMPOUNDS | |
Available in drops | Boric Acid Sodium Bicarbonate
Salicylic Acid Hydrocortisone |
ANAESTHETIC COMPOUNDS | |
Single Or Combination Formulations
Available in topical cream or solution |
Benzocaine Lignocaine
Tetracaine Prilocaine Epinephrine |
PAIN MANAGEMENT COMPOUNDS | |
Single Or Combination Formulations
Available in topical cream, solution or troche (dissolvable lozenge) |
Gabapentin Clonidine
Ketamine Ibuprofen Baclofen Ketoprofen Amitriptyline |
SPORTS FORMULATIONS COMPOUNDS | |
Single Or Combination Formulations
Available in topical cream or solution |
Capscaisin Adrenalin
Ketoprofen Ibuprofen Baclofen Guaifenesin |
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | |
Available in capsule | 4-Aminopyridine Naltrexone |
SLEEP PROMOTION AND MOOD BALANCE | |
Available in capsule or troche (dissolvable lozenge) | Melatonin 5-Hydroxy-Tryptophan
GABA |
NUTRITIONAL COMPOUNDING | |
Available in capsule or powder | Vitamin And Amino Acid Combinations
Selenium Drops Iodine Drops Vitamin D3 Betonite Potassium Iodide |
PEDIATRIC COMPOUNDING | |
Available in capsule, powder, flavoured suspension or troche (dissolvable lozenge) | Melatonin Drops Folic Acid
Paracetamol Antihistamine Decongestant Antibiotic Pyrantel Omeprazole Susp |
WEIGHTLOSS COMPOUNDING | |
Available in nasal spray or drops
Available in capsule |
HCG
Phentermine HCL |
DENTAL COMPOUNDING | |
Available in oral drops
Available in capsule |
Flouride
Anaesthetic Gel Antibacterials |