Paediatric Compounding

Many parents are aware of the problems involved with medicating their children. Some children resist taking liquid medicine due to its taste, others find it difficult to swallow pills while most are afraid of injections. In addition to these issues, many medications are not labelled for children and as a result, we often have to utilize an adult strength formulation which is generally not palatable to children.

Compounding can ease your child's discomfort by masking terrible tasting medicines into flavoured solutions or suspensions. We present a variety of flavours to make medication less uncomfortable for children. Common conditions relating to paediatric compounding include:

• Gastric reflex and Colic
• Childhood eczema and skin disorders
• Lactose intolerance
  Lactase 20,000 Units/5mL Drops
  Lactase 5000 Units/5mL Suspension
  *flavours – marshmallow, banana crème, strawberry

  Lactase drops or suspension is an enzyme dietary supplement for oral use in infants and children with lactose intolerance – inability or insufficient ability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and milk products. Lactase drops or suspension contains lactase enzyme, which is also produced by the cells lining the small intestine, breaking down lactose into glucose and galactose to be absorbed into the bloodstream. The *drops or suspension is formulated in children's strength, which is also indicated for adults with mild lactose intolerance.
  *Comes in adult strength in capsule form.

  Dosage & administration:
  Drops:

  • Cow's milk
    Add 20 drops of lactase drops to 1 litre of milk. Stir well and leave in the fridge for 24 hours prior to consumption.
  • Breast feeding
    Express ~20mL of breast-milk into a sterilized milk bottle and add 8-10 drops of lactase drops. Give this mixture to your infant and breastfeed as normal thereafter.
  • Expressed breast-milk/ infant formula
    Add 8-10 drops of lactase drops per 50mL of warm expressed milk. Shake well and wait for 30 minutes prior to feeding.
  
  
  Additional information:
  
  • Applicable to fresh milk, reconstituted milk, breast-milk, infant formula and any other fluid dairy products.
  • Lactase enzyme does not perform at very cold or hot temperature.
  • It exerts its effectiveness at warm temperature (30°C-40°C).
  Suspension:
  • Children 2-5 years old
    Give 2.5mL – 5mL just before consuming dairy products.
  • Children 6-12 years old
    Give 5mL – 10mL just before consuming dairy products.
• Nail biting
  Amber Compounding Pharmacy prepares a a non-toxic cream containing Sucrose Octaacetate which is intensely bitter substance and will discourage nail biting. It is recommended to be applied onto your child's fingertips whenever necessary.
• Constipation
• Sleep disorders
• Autism
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Other special requests such as medications without certain dyes, preservatives or other allergens

Please contact our pharmacy if you feel we can be of help to you in treating your child.

All medications require a prescription from your doctor.