Good sinus care can mean the difference between optimum health and chronic illness. At Fusion Specialty Pharmacy, we specialize in helping you take care of both! Our sinus solutions include nasal therapies such as nasal medications, irrigation therapy, and atomized/nebulizer therapy to deliver medication deep into your sinus cavities.

SINUS MEDICATION

Compounded medications offer significant benefits to patients. Unlike mass-produced medications, your compounded prescription for sinus medication is tailored exactly to your needs and can target your precise symptoms. Acute and chronic sinus infections can include facial pain and pressure, nasal discharge, nasal congestion, loss of smell, and coughing. While some sinus infections are acute and may last for a few days, chronic sinusitis can persist for weeks and occur multiple times a year for most patients.

COMMON CAUSES OF SINUSITIS:

Acute (short-term) Sinusitis, commonly experienced once a year:

• Common Cold
• Seasonal Allergies (Allergic rhinitis)
• Food Allergies
• Bacteria or viruses spread from person to person
• Fungal exposure
• Dry nasal/sinus passages due to environment, medications, or nutrition

Chronic (long-term) Sinusitis, commonly experienced multiple times throughout the year:

• Structural abnormalities (e.g., deviated septum)
• Immune/autoimmune deficiencies
• Exposure to cigar/cigarette smoke
• Nasal/sinus polyps
• Dry nasal/sinus passages due to environment, medications, or nutrition

WINTER IS THE DRIEST SEASON:

Most of us assume that summertime is the driest season due to high temperatures and longer days. However, decreased outdoor activity and longer indoor stays during winter shorten our exposure to daylight, leading to reduced water intake and suboptimal hydration. Additionally, indoor heating can significantly dry out the air and sinuses, increasing susceptibility to sinus infections and other upper respiratory conditions.

WHY COMPOUNDING?

Many over-the-counter sinus and allergy medications contain ingredients that contribute to further dryness. Compounding sinus medications can eliminate drying agents and include soothing ingredients. Fusion Specialty Pharmacy can customize sinus therapies with antihistamines, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, steroids, and antifungal medicines.

NASAL THERAPY

Fusion Specialty Pharmacy provides advanced nasal therapy, delivering medication directly to hard-to-reach upper sinus cavities, treating infections at the site. Nasal therapy is widely used for seasonal allergies and sinus congestion.

IRRIGATION THERAPY

Medicated and non-medicated irrigation treatments are commonly recommended to flush the nasal cavities. For non-medicated therapy, we recommend a saline flush found in Fusion Specialty Pharmacy’s ChitoRhino™ Nasal and Sinus Rinse. ChitoRhino™ is a soothing, pH-balanced rinse infused with chitosan. Chitosan, linked to glucosamine, has been clinically proven to be antibacterial, anti-fungal, and to have anti-inflammatory properties. When used properly, this rinse can help reduce sinus symptoms caused by allergies, pollution, or chronic dry sinuses. Compounded sinus medications in the form of saline rinses are available for those with chronic rhinitis and sinusitis.

ATOMIZED/NEBULIZER THERAPY

The NasoNeb® Nebulizer can deliver multiple medications to the nasal and paranasal sinus cavities with a 1-2 minute treatment. This therapy differs from saline therapy. The NasoNeb Nebulizer actively delivers a large-particle aerosol into the nasal and paranasal sinus cavities using a positive pressure airstream. NasoNeb® treatments are ideal for post-operative patients and others with crusting and infection, recurrent nasal polyps, patients who have failed other therapies or cannot tolerate them, chronic sinusitis or rhinitis, and patients with smell disorders.