Compounding Pharmacies (I know nothing about them)

I was stopped at the Overland Ave. traffic lights heading east on Palm Blvd. one evening. I've probably driven this route a thousand times having lived here for 20 years, so when I sat behind my wheels looking around at all the new buildings and  businesses sprouting up on this street, I did a double take when I saw the AHS Pharmacy next to the Overland Veterinary Clinic.  This compounding pharmacy is next to the Veterinary clinic, so at first, I thought it was the pharmacy for the clinic. As I read the signs on the pharmacy windows, I saw that it serves "Veterinary" and "Pediatrics", and I chuckled at how absurd for pharmacists to serve both people and pets. I thought I must have misunderstood what the signs mean. Maybe "pediatrics" meant baby pets?

Today, I deliberately  drove by again in bright day light and read the signs on the Pharmacy windows. Sure enough, they say it serves both Veterinary and Pediatric needs.  The idea nagged at me so much, I looked up the place online and called. As I asked "Uh, I was wondering if your drug store serves both people and pets?" I started to laugh. The person who answered the phone must have thought I'm a prankster, but she started to laugh too and said "We serve both humans and animals".

Okay.

I came home and researched online a bit about compounding pharmacies.  Apparently before mass production of medications became widespread, compounding was a routine activity among pharmacists. It's an age old practice and well respected. Community pharmacists who have experience with compounding techniques are now less common. Compounding pharmacies can provide certain medications less expensively since they don't charge the price that large drug companies charge. However, they also operate largely outside of FDA regulation. After this quick research, I think I grudgingly respect the compounding pharmacies' role a bit more. I'd be okay with them if the pharmacists are all professionally trained.

But: would I go to a compounding pharmacy that provides medication for both both men and beast at the same facility? I'm not sure. I probably need to find out who is certified to perform the compounding in those places. Need to learn about this topic in the future. Any comments?