Bioidentical Hormone
Replacement Therapy
Patient benefits of BHRT
Pharmacy compounding allows physicians to have the flexibility of providing a customized medication for each patient’s needs. The physician’s expertise is combined with the experience of Crestview pharmacists in order to find the optimal balance for each patient.
There are a wide variety of BHRT formulation options available. Unique formulations can be developed by the pharmacist, and with a healthcare provider’s prescription, bioidentical hormones can be prepared in a variety of strengths and doses.
Medication Therapy Management
Individual lab reviews, custom therapy plan recommendations, BHRT patient consults, and more
Compounded Bioidentical Hormones
Most effective medication with most efficient delivery methods —sublingual, creams, topical, and more
Extensive Lab Reviews
Recommended lab panels, clinical pharmacist lab reviews, and more
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Dosage Adjustments
Can be made immediately based on patient symptom feedback, and are routinely assessed at each patient check-up
Based on lab draws and recommend dosage and/delivery adjustments
Can be made immediately based on patient symptom feedback, and are routinely assessed at each patient check-up
Sublingual delivery offers myriad of advantages1
Fast
Dissolution
- Disintegration in oral cavity
Rapid & Extensive
Absorption
- High Vascularization
- No lag time from skin penetration seen in topical
- Lower variation in absorption vs topical application
Bypass Liver & Degradation
from Digestive Enzymes
- Lower dosages
- Most effective medication with most efficient delivery methods – sublingual, creams, oral and more
Sublingual bioidentical compounds
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More effective in alleviating quality of life symptoms (includes fatigue, sleep disturbances, memory loss, libido)
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More effective in alleviating mood symptoms (includes irritability, anxiety, emotional liability, depression)
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More effective in alleviating vasomotor symptoms (includes hot flashes, night sweats)
Of 175+ women surveyed 65% said BHRT was more effective than Synthetic (BHRT w/ P4 vs HRT with Synthetic MPA)3
- Narang et al.: SUBLINGUAL MUCOSA AS A ROUTE FOR SYSTEMIC DRUG DELIVERY. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, Vol 3, Suppl 2, 2011, 1822
- Ruiz et al.: The effectiveness of sublingual and topical compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women: an observational cohort study. Int J Pharm Compd. 2014 Jan-Feb;18(1):70-7.
- Holtorf K et al: THE BIOIDENTICAL HORMONE DEBATE: ARE BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES SAFER OR MORE EFFICACIOUS THAN COMMONLY USED SYNTHETIC VERSIONS IN HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. Postgrad Med, 121, 73-85, Jan 2009
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