we specialise in customised compounded mouthwashes ranging from Magic Mouthwash blends to highly targeted therapeutic rinses. These formulations can address oral pain, infection, inflammation, bleeding, and healing needs, with options such as tranexamic acid, dexamethasone, thymol, and xylitol mouthwashes. In addition, we compound dental gels and solutions including high strength numbing gels, and metronidazole gel.
What is compounding?
Compounding is the art and science of preparing customised medicines. It is a specialised service that only a limited number of pharmacies in Australia provide.
At Karrinyup St Luke Pharmacy, we create a wide range of dosage forms. These include capsules, creams, ointments, gels, lotions, paints, suspensions, sublingual troches, nasal sprays, ear drops, suppositories, and vaginal pessaries. For veterinary patients, we also prepare medicines as capsules, suspensions, chews, and transdermal gels.
We use state-of-the-art compounding machines and equipment to deliver consistent, effective, and high-quality preparations. Our ingredients are sourced from all major Australian compounding suppliers. This gives us access to a broad range of high-quality chemicals, instead of being limited to one supplier’s range.
Why do need compounding?
Pharmacy compounding is an important part of modern healthcare. It allows pharmacists to prepare customised medicines that meet individual needs when standard, commercially available options are not suitable.
Compounding provides solutions such as:
- Paediatric medicines in suspensions or suppositories for children who cannot swallow tablets.
- Allergen-free formulations without ingredients like gluten, lactose, or dyes.
- Access to discontinued or out-of-stock medicines, helping patients continue their treatment without interruption.
- Alternative dosage forms or strengths not available commercially.
- Novel therapies that are not supplied on the Australian market.
Scope of Compounding
At Karrinyup St Luke Pharmacy, we provide compounding services across a wide range of health areas. These include:
- Fertility
- Dermatology
- Chronic pain
- Orthopaedic conditions
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Paediatrics
- Hair loss treatments
- Weight management
- Insomnia
- Nutritional health
- Dental and gum care
- Gynaecology
- Psychiatry
- ENT (ear, nose, and throat)
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Cosmetic medicine
- Veterinary medicines
We prepare both prescription-only compounded medications and non-prescription products. Non-prescription options include Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 medicines, food supplements, and non-medicated topical preparations.
What we Offer
We collaborate closely with your prescriber to ensure the best possible health outcomes. Our team works with doctors across a wide range of specialties, providing tailored compounding solutions for numerous conditions and therapeutic needs.
Dermatology
We compound a wide range of topical dermatological preparations tailored for conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, alopecia, hyperpigmentation, and more. Each formulation is carefully customised to suit the individual needs of the patient.
Fertility
We support fertility journeys with personalised formulations that may assist in preconception care, IVF protocols, and hormone support.
Chronic Pain
Chronic pain preparations is a major component in our compounding practice. We offer a wide range of compounded preparations, from capsule and sublinguals to multi-modal transdermal creams.
Hormone Replacment Therapy (HRT)
We compound bioidentical hormones, to support with many conditions such as menopause and perimenopause symptoms and Hormonal imbalances.
Gynacology
We offer tailored treatments for a wide range of gynaecological conditions and infections in many dosage forms such as vaginal creams, pessaries, and topical preparations.
Pediatrics
Many commercially available medications are unsuitable for children due to inappropriate dosage forms, strengths, or poor taste. We work closely with paediatricians and paediatric psychiatrists to ensure every child receives medication that is safe, effective, and easy to administer.
Gastroentrology
We offer tailored compounding solutions to support a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, particularly when commercially available treatments are unsuitable, unavailable, or not well tolerated.
Psychology
Compounding allows highly tailored treatments in mental health care, giving prescribers flexibility that commercial medicines can’t offer. This ensures precise dosing, flexible delivery forms, and allergen-free formulations to better support patient needs
Veterinary
Our compounding expertise isn’t limited to humans—we also formulate customised medications for animals. We work closely with veterinarians and pet owners to prepare medications in forms that are safe, effective, and easy to administer across a wide variety of species.
Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
We offer solutions to manage myriads of ENT conditions, from Ibuprofen suppositories for post tonsillectomy surgeries, to combination antibiotic, and steroid nasal sprays.
Endocrinology
From thyroid support to lipid management and hormone replacement therapies, our compounds are designed for precise dosing, optimal delivery, and excipient compatibility.
Orthopedics
We compound customised transdermal topical creams that combine multiple active ingredients to target orthopedic pain through different pathways. We provide prescribers with a flexible option to address neuropathic pain, muscular tension, and inflammation all at the same time while minimizing systemic exposure.
Nutraceuticals
we provide a comprehensive nutraceutical compounding service that enables prescribers to create targeted, patient-specific formulations using high-quality vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. From post bariatric surgery lipid-soluble vitamin formulations, to IVF supplementation support, we accommodate the needs.
Podiatry
We provide customised dermatological compounding solutions for common podiatric concerns. For athlete’s foot and onychomycosis, our formulations combine keratolytic agents like urea and salicylic acid with antifungals to enhance penetration and effectiveness. For warts, we offer potent topical blends such as cantharidin, salicylic acid, and podophyllum resin for targeted treatment.
Market shortage
We recreate out of stock medicines, and discontinued medicines and dosage forms so patients can continue their treatment without interruption. Since COVID pandemic we have been filling market shortages from hand sanitizers, to antibiotics and antidepressant shortages. We offer patients the option to continue treatment with compounded equivalents.
Probiotic Pessaries
L. crispatus, L. gasseri, and L. fermentum
Triple-strain probiotic vaginal pessaries to aid in prevention and treatment of recurrent Vaginal Infections such as Bacterial vaginosis (BV), yeast infections (VVC), and urinary tract infections (UTI)
Men's Health
We provide personalised men’s health medicines when standard treatments don’t fit. Our compounding supports ED, low libido/testosterone, prostate and bladder concerns, Peyronie’s disease, fungal infections, hair loss, and fertility issues. We also offer tailored HRT—available as troches, transdermal gels, creams/ointments, or capsules