Veterinary & Equine Compounding Pharmacy
The cat spits the pill back out. The dog finds it in the peanut butter every time. The dose the vet wrote is half of the smallest tablet made, or the horse needs more volume than a tablet will ever carry. None of that is a problem with the animal — it is a problem with the form the medication comes in.
That is what a compounding pharmacy is for. As prescribed by your veterinarian, we prepare the medication as a flavored liquid, a chew, a transdermal gel, an oral paste, or a custom strength sized to the animal in front of you. We are an independent pharmacy on Main Street in downtown Lititz, and a pharmacist answers our phone.
What We Compound for Animals
Most calls we get start with a form that isn't working. Here is what we can usually prepare instead, as prescribed by your veterinarian:
| The problem | What we can prepare |
|---|---|
| Cat won't take a pill | Transdermal gel · flavored oral liquid |
| Dog spits out capsules | Flavored chew · flavored suspension |
| The dose is wrong for a small animal | Custom strength, prepared to the vet's order |
| Horse needs a large-volume dose | Oral paste |
| Animal reacts to a dye or filler | Prepared without it, when the prescription allows |
Medications veterinarians commonly prescribe and we commonly prepare include methimazole, gabapentin, cisapride, and pimobendan, along with anti-seizure medications, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatories. That is representative, not a catalog — if your vet has written for something you don't see, call and ask about the specific formulation.
The veterinary-specific forms are the ones worth naming: oral pastes for large animals, flavored liquids and chews, and transdermal gels. Our full set of standard dosage forms is listed on our compounding services page.
Our scope, plainly
We prepare non-sterile medications — oral, topical, transdermal, and rectal forms. We do not prepare eye drops, injectables, or any sterile preparation. If your veterinarian has ordered one of those, they can point you to a pharmacy that prepares them.
Getting an Animal to Actually Take It
A prescription only does its job if the animal takes it. The towel-wrapped cat, the tablet found behind the couch three days later, the dose you quietly gave up on — that is the real problem in a lot of veterinary prescriptions, and it is a formulation problem, not a failure on your part.
Flavoring is the first tool. We can prepare medications flavored to what your animal will actually eat — tell us what they like and we will tell you what we can do. Changing the delivery form is the second: a transdermal gel instead of an oral dose, a paste instead of a tablet, a liquid instead of a capsule, so the whole argument over swallowing goes away.
And where your veterinarian has prescribed more than one medication, it is sometimes possible to prepare them together — one administration instead of two. Ask us, and we will talk it through with your vet.
Animals We Compound For
We prepare medications for most small and large domesticated animals — dogs, cats, horses, and livestock — on a veterinarian's prescription.
We also compound for exotics. Birds, reptiles, and small mammals are the animals whose owners have the hardest time finding a pharmacy that will prepare anything at all, and we would rather you called and asked than assumed the answer is no. If your veterinarian has written a prescription for an unusual animal, bring it to us and we will tell you straight whether we can make it.
Equine & Large Animal Compounding
A horse is not a big dog, and the medication has to reflect that. Dose volumes are larger, oral paste is usually the practical delivery form, and administration happens in a barn aisle rather than a kitchen. We prepare large-animal doses to the volume and strength your veterinarian orders.
Oral pastes and flavored preparations are the forms we prepare most often for horses, within the same non-sterile scope described above. We work directly with equine veterinarians on formulations, and a pharmacist will talk through a preparation with your vet before it is written.
We are in Lititz, in the middle of Lancaster County horse country, and licensed to fill prescriptions throughout Pennsylvania. Prescriptions are Pennsylvania-only — if you are across a state line, call us and we will tell you where you stand. Pickup and our standard delivery and curbside options are described on their own page.
For Veterinarians
We are a 503A pharmacy compounding patient-specific preparations on your prescription. Non-sterile only: oral liquids and suspensions, flavored chews, custom capsules, transdermal gels, oral pastes, and rectal preparations. No sterile preparations, no eye drops, no injectables.
Send prescriptions by e-prescribe, phone (717) 626-2222, or fax 717-626-7920. If you want to work out a formulation, strength, or vehicle before you write it, call and ask for a pharmacist — that conversation is routine here, not an exception.
Ongoing practice relationships, account setup, and how we handle prescriber communication are covered on our providers page.
Our Pharmacists
Your animal's prescription is prepared and checked by a named pharmacist, not an anonymous facility. Our compounding team is Chet Patel, PharmD, RPh; Vishesh Patel, PharmD, RPh; and Brian Bradshaw, RPh, who brings more than 30 years of compounding experience to the bench.
They are formulation experts rather than veterinarians — clinical decisions belong to your vet, and we will talk the formulation through with them. What we can tell you is what is possible to prepare, in what form, and how to give it.
Call (717) 626-2222 and ask for a pharmacist about your specific animal. You will be talking to the person who makes it.
How to Get Your Animal's Prescription Filled
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Your veterinarian sends the prescription.
They can e-prescribe it, call it in at (717) 626-2222, or fax it to 717-626-7920. If the formulation needs discussing, our pharmacists are glad to talk it through with them before it's written.
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Tell us about the animal.
Species, weight, and what has gone wrong with the current form — the pill that gets spat out, the liquid that gets refused. That is what decides which preparation makes sense to suggest to your vet.
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We prepare it here.
Each preparation is made individually for one animal rather than pulled off a shelf, so there is preparation time involved. We will tell you when to expect it when you call.
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Pick it up, or let us bring it.
Pick up at 100 East Main Street, use parking-lot pickup, or take free local delivery in the Lititz area. Refills work with one call. Prescriptions are Pennsylvania-only.
What it will cost
Cost depends on the medication, the animal, and the form your veterinarian ordered, so there is no single number we can post. Call (717) 626-2222 with the details and we will walk you through it.
Refills, transfers, and delivery
We handle transfers from another pharmacy and set up refills with one call. Free local delivery and parking-lot pickup are available in the Lititz area. Refills & transfers · Delivery & curbside
We are at 100 East Main Street in downtown Lititz. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 6:00, and Saturday, 9:00 to 1:00; closed Sunday. Call (717) 626-2222 or see our contact page for directions.
Common Questions About Veterinary Compounding
Can CVS or Walgreens fill my pet's compounded prescription?
Generally no. A retail chain dispenses commercially manufactured products; a custom formulation has to be prepared individually, on a prescription, for one patient. That is what a compounding pharmacy is set up to do, and it is what we do here.
What is a veterinary compounding pharmacy?
It is a pharmacy that prepares medications individually on a veterinarian's prescription, when the commercial product doesn't come in the strength, the flavor, or the form an animal can take. Instead of a fixed tablet, your vet can order a liquid, a transdermal gel, a paste, or a custom strength, and we prepare that.
Do I need a prescription?
Yes — from your veterinarian, the same as any prescription medication. They can e-prescribe, call it in, or fax it to 717-626-7920, and we take it from there.
What does compounded pet medication cost?
It depends on the medication, the animal, and the form your veterinarian ordered, so there is no single number we can put on a page. Call us with the prescription details and we will walk you through it.
My cat won't take pills. What are the options?
Depending on what your veterinarian has prescribed, the options usually include a transdermal gel, a flavored oral liquid, or a flavored chew. Which one makes sense is a decision for your vet — call us and we will tell you what we can prepare, then talk it through with them.
Do you make eye drops or injectables for animals?
No. Those are sterile preparations and we don't make them. We prepare non-sterile medications — oral, topical, transdermal, and rectal forms. If your veterinarian has ordered a sterile preparation, they can point you to a pharmacy that prepares them.
Call us — we'll tell you what we can make for your animal.
(717) 626-2222, Monday through Saturday. Or have your veterinarian send the prescription over and we'll take it from there.
Compounded medications are prepared to a licensed prescriber's order and are not reviewed or approved by the FDA for safety or effectiveness. Nothing on this page is medical advice.