There are several diseases in Peru and the world that, because of its complexity, must be treated with medicine individualized, tailored to the patient to promote recovery. These drugs are called magistral formulations and in Peru are regulated by Digimid.
A magistral formulation is an individualized medication, intended for a particular patient, prepared by a pharmacist or under his direction. Therefore, it is not produced on a large scale and is ordered through a medical prescription, in which the composition required for its preparation has been detailed.
“To obtain the masterful prescription, the patient must have been evaluated by a doctor, who makes the prescription. Unlike traditional medicines, the magistral formulation is adapted to the patient, and not him to his medicine, ” said Antonio Ortiz, pharmaceutical chemist and general manager of QF Farmacia Magistral, the largest magistral pharmacy chain in Peru with more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical market.
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Using masterful formulations allows a number of advantages and benefits:
- Customize the treatment: The magistral formulation allows to adapt the required doses to the needs of the patient. That way, you may receive more individual treatment to recover from your illness.
- Flexible treatment: Using a masterful formulation allows to obtain a greater therapeutic efficacy in the treatment, allowing to adapt the mixtures (active principles), according to the needs of the patient.
- Reduce the tendency to self-medication: Masterful formulas containing individualized treatment and doses prevent patients from consuming more medications than their treatment requires.
In what cases are magistral formulations prescribed?
The health professional points out that the magistral formulation is a very useful activity in the field of pharmacotherapy, especially for the resolution of individual problems.
Thanks to it, medicines can be prepared for a patient who cannot be treated with a pharmaceutical specialty for different reasons. For example, when some industrialized medicines have disappeared from the market or orphan diseases are treated.
It is also prescribed when the dose the patient needs is different from the standard; and certain intolerances arise due to allergies, atopic skin, chemical sensitivity, diabetes; or the required formula is not available.
What other professionals prescribe it?
In Peru, dermatologists are the health professionals who most prescribe magistral formulations to treat skin diseases and other medical specialists such as: pediatricians, gynecologists, ent doctors, etc.According to their need they can use the Magistral formulation within their therapeutic scheme.
In the same way, he pointed out that the master formulations that have been prescribed the most in recent months are for the use of medical cannabis. “Masterful formulations with medical cannabis are being used by cancer patients to treat their different symptoms,” he said.
” It is important to spread this type of alternatives to treat diseases for the good of the patient and his health, ” he stressed.
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