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Hospice Care - Bringing Dignity Back to the Patient

Every individual is unique, and experiences during the end of life can vary from person to person. However, common symptoms experienced include:

Pain
Nausea/vomiting
Constipation
Diarrhea
Bedsores
Anxiety

Personalized, compounded medications from HWCP may be the best way to deal with these symptoms. By working closely with one of our pharmacists, a healthcare provider can prescribe a regimen of care which is tailored to the hospice patient’s individual needs.

Ordinarily, the first symptom requiring relief is pain, and managing it often requires medication around the clock. Any of our pharmacists can provide specialized medications for patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain. To keep the administration of medicine to a minimum, unique drug combinations can be prepared to allow patients to live more comfortably within their pain threshold while potentially minimizing sedation or other adverse side effects.

Many hospice patients have trouble taking medications in traditional dosage forms.

In such cases, compounding can provide a more suitable method of administering medicine. For instance:

A patient who is unable to swallow may be given topical medication through the skin to help provide relief, which also may help avoid stomach upset.
Other patients may prefer medications prepared in as flavored lozenges or rapid-dissolve tablets that melt in the mouth.
Medications also may be prepared as suppositories, oral liquids, or even as lollipop

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For Providers: Small Snapshot of Therapies

Commonly Written Therapy for

Hospice Patients:

Lorazepam 1 mg/mL/Diphenhydramine HCl 12.5 mg/mL/Haloperidol 2 mg/mL/Metoclopramide HCl 20 mg/mL Topical Lipoderm®

(Also known as ABHR.)
High dose morphine sulfate
Other symptomatic therapies available.