As a Physicians Assistant, Heidi Combs commonly sees patients who are troubled with acne. After trying multiple acne regimens for her teenage daughter who was seeing acne on her cheeks, forehead and chin, Heidi had a conversation with Redline Specialty Pharmacy (RSP). She and one...
Low Dose Naltrexone has been the subject of much debate but actually very few large clinical trials. The reason for this is the lack of funding for these large clinical trials. Most of the trials are small but were conducted by physicians using LDN in...
Fungal nail infections account for nearly half of all nail disorders and with treatment taking 6 months or more to clear, now is the time to start to be ready for summer sandal season. Currently available oral prescription products for this condition offer higher cure rates ranging...
As a compounding pharmacy, we're continuously exploring various medications’ values in multiple disease states, not just the indicated usage. Off-label use is the creative field of medicine where we can expand our collective ability to solve your healthcare problems. Specifically, we have been exploring how...
A case study was conducted with a 33-year-old Caucasian male who has had plaque psoriasis since age 19. His condition mostly consisted of small plaque type psoriasis lesions scattered over 75% of his body, but the largest and worst lesions were on his back. This patient...
A recent study found that 27% of acne patients do not fill some or all of their prescribed acne treatments.1 Acne has multiple causes and multiple treatments are often the best course. However, this study shows that the more complex the regimen the less likely you...
Hirsutism can be defined as excessive body hair in women, often in areas of the body where hair is unwanted.1 Women who suffer from facial hirsutism often avoid social situations and have been observed to have signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression.2 This issue presents...
Plantar Wart Film was recently prescribed for a 14 year old boy with a resistant plantar wart. It was previously frozen every 2 weeks for about 2 months with no improvement. After 2 weeks of applying our Plantar Wart Film mom reported that it was...
A 75 year-old female had redness on her upper lip and a blood blister on her lower lip secondary to intubation for hip surgery. She received a laser treatment for the blood blister which left her lip terribly scarred and she was unable to wear...
“I would’ve lost my job if you hadn’t helped me” A 49 year old woman who suffered with chronic neuropathic pain was out of options. She worked in the health care field where mistakes are not tolerated. She was on the verge of being fired because...
A 36 year old woman had been battling acne since childhood. Her husband would comment that he felt like he was married to a teenager. She had tried every over the counter and prescription product on the market but had never been able to get...
As a compounding pharmacy we try to bring you new and innovative treatment options for patients who have side effects or don’t respond to other treatments. In a newsletter we had written about Naltrexone 1% cream for chronic pruritis. This peaked the interest...