Pain Management

Do you struggle with constant pain from a past surgery, shingles, diabetes, or other condition? Doug's Pharmacy may have a solution for controlling your chronic pain.

Chronic pain affects approximately 10% to 20% of the adult population. Doug's Pharmacy believes that effective pain control is essential so you can once again enjoy your life.

- Throbbing pain

- Nerve pain

- Peripheral neuropathy

- Shingles pain (even after lesions are healed)

- Pain after surgery

- Back pain

- Burning pain

- "Pins and needles"

- Numbness

- Chemotherapy

induced pain

- Leg cramps (Charlie horse)

- Restless legs

- Inflammatory pain

- Joint pain

We believe that effective pain management is best achieved by a team approach involving you, your family, your health care provider and Doug's Pharmacy. We offer many unique options that may control your unwanted pain including transdermal (rub-on) gels that can be applied directly to the affected area. We can also offer expert advice about which professional grade supplements are appropriate for your condition.

Symptom Control

Persistent nausea can often be effectively controlled by using a combination of medications tailored to meet your specific needs. Doug's Pharmacy offers you unique options to control persistent nausea including transdermal gels, suppositories, lollipops and more.

Loss of saliva or dry mouth is one of the most common complaints among patients who have received radiation therapy of the head and neck. Chemotherapy can also cause dry mouth and may interfere with the ability to eat. With a medical practitioner's order, our pharmacy can compound medicated dosage forms to help combat dry mouth, mouth tenderness and infections so you can enjoy eating again.

Doug's Pharmacy offers unique options for wound care including healing of pressure sores, diabetic ulcers, mouth sores, and burns. Our wound care formulations may help control pain and improve the quality of tissue in the wound to assist in healing.

Odors from wounds can cause great distress and embarrassment for patients and families. Let Doug's Pharmacy work with you and your healthcare provider to find a solution that can improve your quality of life.

A common problem associated with radiation treatments is burning or reddened skin. Use of our wound preparations has frequently provided relief. Many patients have had marked improvement in symptoms