Intrathecal Pump Management
Intrafilrx is a pharmacy that specializes in the preparation of components into a drug preparation as the result of a Practitioner's Prescription Drug Order or initiative based on the Practitioner/Patient/Pharmacist relationship in the course of professional practice. A compounding pharmacy utilizes specialized equipment and specially designed facilities necessary to meet the legal and quality requirements of its scope of compounding practice. Our company complies with “The Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines Policy” and “The Controlled Drug Policy”
Advantages
- Achieves steady-state, around the clock dosing
- Reduced side effects
- Intrathecal Adjuvants (PACC)
- Compliance: Eliminate systemic opioids
- Providing patient activated rescue dosing (PCA)
- Reduction in longitudinal costs
Who Qualifies
Individuals may be a candidate for intrathecal drug delivery when meeting the following criteria:
- Conservative therapies have failed
- No benefit from additional surgery
- Dependent on pain medication
- Not allergic to any of the drugs used in the pump
- Have had positive response with a trial dose of medication