Village Pharmacy Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Village Pharmacy is the compounding partner GI practices across South Florida rely on. We prepare the rectal therapies commercial manufacturers don't make — fissure ointments, targeted suppositories, proctitis compounds — and we handle the coverage side of expensive GI medications like mesalamine and budesonide, so treatment actually starts on time.
The Challenge
The Right GI Treatment Often Doesn't Exist on a Pharmacy Shelf
Fissure ointments, pelvic-floor suppositories, targeted proctitis therapy — many of the most effective GI treatments simply aren't manufactured commercially. And the ones that are, like mesalamine and budesonide, are often expensive, inconsistently covered, or stuck behind prior authorizations. Either way, patients wait and providers chase paperwork.
Village Pharmacy solves both problems. Our lab prepares the rectal and custom formulations GI care depends on, and our team runs the benefits review, savings programs, and prior-auth support that get commercial GI medications approved and affordable — so treatment starts when your provider says it should.
How Village Helps
Rectal Compounding Expertise
Fissure ointments, suppositories, and proctitis preparations are precision work — exact strengths, smooth elegant bases, and consistency batch after batch. It's a specialty of our lab, and GI practices across South Florida send their patients to us for it.
Part of Your GI Care Team
We work directly with your gastroenterologist or colorectal surgeon — provider-friendly order forms, fast formulation questions, and dosing adjustments implemented quickly as your treatment evolves.
Access & Affordability
Mesalamine, budesonide, and other GI brands carry some of the highest price tags in the pharmacy. We source them, review your benefits, apply every eligible savings program, and back your provider through prior authorizations.
What We Offer
Gastroenterology Services
Anal Fissure Ointments
Nitroglycerin, nifedipine, and diltiazem rectal ointments — with lidocaine or hydrocortisone when prescribed — to relax the sphincter and relieve pain while fissures heal.
Targeted Suppositories
Diazepam for pelvic floor spasm, hydrocortisone with lidocaine for hemorrhoids, and diltiazem or nifedipine preparations — each made to your provider's exact strength.
Proctitis & IBD Compounds
Mesalamine-plus-budesonide suppositories, tacrolimus ointments and suppositories, and other targeted anti-inflammatory preparations for localized disease.
Commercial GI Medications
Budesonide ER capsules, mesalamine in every form — tablets, capsules, suppositories, enemas — sourced, filled, and run through a full benefits review.
Liquid & Custom Dose Forms
Flavored suspensions and custom strengths for children and for adults who can't swallow standard tablets or capsules.
Coverage & Savings Support
GI medications are among the most expensive to fill. We review your benefits, apply copay cards and assistance programs, and support prior authorizations from start to finish.
Medication Access
Medications We Work With
GI therapy often lives in two hard-to-reach places: compounds no manufacturer makes, and brand medications that are expensive or complicated to cover. We handle both.
Brand-Name Products We Stock & Source
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Budesonide ER capsules (3 mg & 9 mg)
- Mesalamine tablets & capsules
- Mesalamine suppositories
- Mesalamine enemas
Formulations We Compound In-House
Anal Fissure Compounds
- Nitroglycerin rectal ointments (0.125%–0.3%)
- Nitroglycerin + lidocaine ointments
- Nifedipine + lidocaine + hydrocortisone ointments
- Diltiazem 2% rectal ointment
Pelvic Floor & Hemorrhoid Care
- Diazepam suppositories (5–15 mg)
- Hydrocortisone + lidocaine suppositories
- Diltiazem & nifedipine suppositories
Proctitis & IBD Compounds
- Mesalamine 1000 mg + budesonide 4 mg suppositories
- Tacrolimus rectal ointment
- Tacrolimus suppositories
Availability and out-of-pocket cost vary by insurance and manufacturer programs. We review your benefits and apply every eligible coupon, copay card, and assistance program before you pay.
Don't see your medication? Ask — we likely have it or can get it. Ask a pharmacist
Who This Is For
Is This Right For You?
Village is the right fit if you're managing an anal fissure, pelvic floor dysfunction, hemorrhoids, proctitis, or IBD — and your provider has prescribed a therapy that no commercial manufacturer makes.
It's also for patients whose GI medications are expensive or hard to get covered, and for anyone who needs a dose form — liquid, suppository, custom strength — that standard products don't offer.
- Prescribed a fissure ointment like nitroglycerin, nifedipine, or diltiazem
- Managing proctitis, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease
- Dealing with pelvic floor spasm or hemorrhoid pain
- Facing a high copay or prior authorization on mesalamine or budesonide
- Needing a liquid, suppository, or custom-strength preparation
- Referred by a GI or colorectal practice for a compound
Your Journey With Village
Send Your Rx
Your gastroenterologist sends us your prescription directly — or uses our GI order form to make it a one-check step.
We Prepare & Review
We compound your formulation or source your medication, run your benefits, and apply every available saving.
Pick Up or Delivery
Choose convenient in-store pickup or have your medication delivered to your door.
Frequently Asked Questions
- We prepare nitroglycerin, nifedipine, and diltiazem rectal ointments in multiple strengths, alone or combined with lidocaine for pain or hydrocortisone for inflammation — matched exactly to your provider's prescription. These preparations relax the internal sphincter so the fissure can heal, and none of them exist as commercial products.
- Very often, yes. These are among the priciest GI medications, and coverage rules change constantly. We run a full benefits review, apply manufacturer copay cards and assistance programs where you qualify, and support the prior-authorization process with your GI practice so therapy isn't delayed.
- Compounding doesn't replace biologic or immunosuppressant therapy for moderate-to-severe IBD, but it plays a real complementary role. Targeted rectal formulations — mesalamine-budesonide suppositories, tacrolimus preparations — treat localized inflammation directly, often with less systemic exposure than oral alternatives.
- Any valid prescription works, but we make it easy: our GI order form lists the common rectal compounds with strengths and quantities, so your provider can check a box instead of writing a formula from scratch. New to compounding? Our pharmacists will walk your practice through it.
Related Guides
Compounded medications are prepared for individual patients based on a valid prescription and are not FDA-approved products. Village Pharmacy follows all applicable USP guidelines and state pharmacy board regulations.
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