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5:20 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Compounding Pharmacists In New Hampshire Brace For Change

Credit Todd Bookman / NHPR
Ron Petrin owns Bedford Pharmacy. He's been compounding for 30 years, and calls the work gratifying.

About 20 years ago, Bob Vecchiotti developed something called foot neuropathy. It’s a neurological condition that left his feet numb. Sometimes they would tingle or burn.

“But then the pain was getting to the point that I was losing concentration and sleep, and I decided we need to do more,” says Vecchiotti. “That’s when my primary care physician, working with a compound pharmacist, was able to come up with something that worked.”

Vecchiotti is a business consultant in Peterborough. He was somewhat skeptical of compounding.

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