Perfecting Peds

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Perfecting Peds provides long-term pediatric medication management with board certified pediatric pharmacists who connect directly with pediatric patients and their caregivers, optimizing medication management to ensure safety, effectiveness, and access.

09/10/2026

behind every pediatric patient is often a caregiver doing a hundred things no one sees. 💙

the medication schedules. the appointments. the insurance calls. the refills. the late nights. the constant questions. the advocacy.

caregiving takes love, patience, organization, and an incredible amount of energy.

at perfecting peds, we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re grateful to be part of your child’s care team.

to every parent, grandparent, sibling, family member, and caregiver showing up every single day: thank you. 🫶

09/08/2026

hacks we’d gatekeep if we wanted adolescents to fail 👀

medication independence doesn’t magically happen at 18.

small habits like using a pillbox, keeping a med list in your phone, tying medications to an existing routine, and actually knowing what you take and why can make a huge difference.

at perfecting peds, we want adolescents to feel confident managing their own medications before they have to do it alone.

because the goal isn’t just adherence today. it’s building skills for adulthood. 💙

09/03/2026

🌟 Patient Care Win

A 17-year-old patient came to us with severe withdrawal symptoms while tapering off venlafaxine ER.

Her initial taper used 50% dose reductions, which proved too aggressive. Because the extended-release formulation couldn’t simply be split in half, our pharmacist created a slower taper plan and helped cross-titrate her to sertraline.

The result: she successfully discontinued venlafaxine, transitioned to sertraline, and is no longer experiencing the previous side effects or severe withdrawal symptoms. 💙

Sometimes the biggest medication win isn’t starting something new. It’s helping a patient come off a medication safely and comfortably.

08/31/2026

🔥 Unpopular opinion: tablets and capsules are underrated in pediatrics.

Liquid isn’t always easier.

💊 Some tablets are scored. Some can be crushed easily without a mortar and pestle. Some capsules can be opened and mixed into food.

✈️ Travel can be easier.
No bulky liquid bottles. No syringes. No refrigeration for certain medications. When appropriate, everything can fit neatly into a pill organizer.

🍫 Taste can be easier too.
Chocolate syrup. Applesauce. Pudding. Yogurt. Raspberry puree. The right vehicle can make a huge difference, as long as it’s compatible with the medication and there are no food-drug interactions.

👧 And yes, your child may be able to swallow pills.
A little practice, creativity, and support from Child Life can go a long way.

Of course, not every tablet can be crushed and not every capsule can be opened. Extended-release, enteric-coated, hazardous, and certain other medications need special consideration.

That’s where Perfecting Peds can help. 💙 We can help families figure out whether a medication can be split, crushed, or opened, choose the best dosage form and mixing vehicle, check food-drug interactions, simplify schedules, and troubleshoot medication refusal.

👇 What do you think is better for kids: tablets/capsules or liquid suspensions?

08/28/2026

Congrats to our very own CCO Marry Vuong PharmD BCPPS who was chosen to be in the inaugural moderator training class for MJH Life Sciences® AJMC - The American Journal of Managed Care!

Big thank you to Jennifer Watters MBA,CZT Jeff Prescott, PharmD Amy Kinnamon PhD MBA and Dr. Adam Christman for choosing her for this incredible opportunity and for such an insightful and inspiring day of training. So grateful for the experience and everything learned along the way!

This experience was made even better by Jeff Goff Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA,FCCP,BCCP,CACP and Steven Kheloussi, PharmD, MBA, FAMCP!

08/27/2026

3 non-negotiables from a Peds PharmD 💊👶

No matter how many medications we’ve seen, these three rules stay the same:

✨ Check the expiration date
💉 Oral syringe > household spoon. Every time.
🌡️ Store meds at the temperature on the bottle. Your car does not count as a medicine cabinet. 🚗☀️

Simple? Yes.
Important? Also yes.

Because when it comes to medication safety for kids, the little things matter. 💙

Save this for the next time you’re cleaning out the medicine cabinet + send it to a fellow parent or caregiver.

08/25/2026

🌟 Patient Care Win

3 months. Real, measurable impact.

For one medically complex patient, our team helped:

💙 Improve anxiety: GAD-7 12 → 5
💊 Coordinate a successful Lexapro → sertraline transition with psychiatry
⚖️ Create a safer plan after 30+ lbs of weight loss
🧪 Address important medication and vitamin D monitoring
📈 Secure 8 Dexcom sensors + ongoing 30-day coverage
✨ Solve CGM adhesion challenges

This is why Comprehensive Medication Management goes far beyond reviewing a medication list.

It’s about bringing the entire care plan together and making it work for the patient and family. 💙

That’s the Perfecting Peds difference.

08/21/2026

WHAT IS… keeping it simple? 👀

Around here, pediatric medication management looks a little different. Here’s what we mean:

💊 WHAT IS… one medication?
Around here, we’re used to the whole medication list.

👩‍⚕️ WHAT IS… one specialist?
We love a care team. Pediatrics, neurology, GI, psychiatry, cardiology and beyond. We help connect the medication plan across specialties.

⏰ WHAT IS… a simple medication schedule?
Morning. Afternoon. School. PRN. Bedtime. We’ll help make the plan easier to manage.

💙 WHAT IS… only talking about meds?
Sleep. Appetite. School. Side effects. Labs. Access. They all help us understand how your child’s medication plan is working.

🤝 WHAT IS… working alone?
Couldn’t be us. Families + providers + pharmacists + care managers.

Because better pediatric medication management takes a team.

08/14/2026

Meet the Team, Round 2! 💙✨

More of the faces behind Perfecting Peds!

Meet some of the amazing people behind our clinical operations, pharmacy, and care management teams:

✨ Hannah B. | Director of Clinical Operations
💊 Jackie | Clinical Pharmacy Manager
💙 Amy D. | Care Manager
💙 Hannah C. | Care Manager

They keep things moving, solve problems, support our families, and make sure our teams feel supported along the way.

Swipe through to meet the people behind the care. ➡️

08/11/2026

✨ Patient Care Win

Sometimes the best intervention isn’t adding another medication—it’s stepping back and looking at the whole picture.

For one pediatric patient with ADHD, anxiety, developmental delay, and persistent insomnia, our team helped:
💙 Optimize ADHD treatment
💙 Deprescribe an ineffective medication
💙 Coordinate a sleep medicine referral
💙 Initiate pharmacogenomic testing
💙 Reconnect the family with feeding and occupational therapy

Comprehensive care means looking beyond prescriptions to address the root causes and support the whole child.

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1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA
90015

Website

http://perfectingpeds.com/

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