Expanding Your Practice: Adding A Men’s Health Program
Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA) discusses that the global market for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) is estimated for $2.5 billion by 2030, growing by 4.3% from 2022-2030.
Here's What You'll Learn
- Discuss current available treatments for common men’s health diagnosis’s
- Assess patient’s eligibility through patient’s symptoms, medical history, and blood work
- Review the steps in order to set up an account with a lab to submit blood work
- Discuss medications commonly prescribed and how they work for patients in terms of timelines to see results and overcome common side effects
- Discuss the benefit of working with compounding pharmacies to help overcome issues in patient’s health
- Review stability considerations for the ingredients discussed in various dosage forms
- Review several sample formulas consistent with the discussed ingredients and routes of administration
- Discuss recommended lifestyle and health changes in congruence with medication
- Discuss how to monitor progress and how to adjust dosing based on patient feedback
Hosted by Scott Welch, Compounding Pharmacist
Scott attended graduate school at St. John Fisher College apart of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy. He has over a decade of pharmacy management experience and is a men’s health specialist, working with medications to manage conditions like diabetes, heart disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, and more.
Since joining Preston’s Pharmacy as the pharmacist-in-charge, Scott has become certified in sterile compounding and men’s health from the Professional Compounding Center of America (PCCA). Scott has worked as a business liaison, consulting with health-care professionals and aiding practices with their operations on how medications can broaden the practice’s services.