Key term
any substance in a compounded preparation that confers pharmacological activity
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API
to gauge a measuring instrument with a standard scale of reading
Calibrate
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
Compounded Sterile Preparatio
inactive ingredients
Excipients
d/c
discontinued
clusters, lumps, clumps, or globs of ingredients in a liquid, semiliquid, or powdered vehicle, which are undesired in compounding
agglomerations
a two-pan balance used to weight material (between 120 mg and 120 g) with a sensitivity rating of +/- 6 mg; also known as a Class A prescription balance
Class III Prescription Balance
the process of preparing a medication for an individual patient from bulk ingredients according to a prescription from a licensed prescriber
Compounding
compounding products that are done for a specific patient’s immediate need but not commercially available; another name for nonsterile compounding in a community pharmacy
Extemporaneous Compounding
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize objects, instruments, and measuring vessel and devices
Autoclave
the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles using particle reducing techniques like trituration, levigation, and pulverization
Comminution
a printout for a specific patient, including the amounts or weights of all ingredients with national drug code calculations and instructions for compounding; used by the technician to document a compounded medication for a patient
Compounding Record
a stainless steel pincher instrument like a large tweezer used to pick up small objects, such as pharmacy weights
Forceps
npo
nothing by mouth
the date after which a drug should not be used once it has been removed from the intact container
Beyond Use Date (BUD)
an ingredient in a compounded product
Component
an inactive ingredient that is added to the active drug in compounding a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical formulation
Diluent
a process that uses mortar and pestle to gradually combine several active ingredients with inactive ingredients to produce more homogenous product
Geometric Dilution Method
rx
prescribed
the act of combining two substances by using non grinding techniques such as spatulation, sifting, and tumbling
Blending
a patient-specific medication prepared on-site from individual ingredients, often by a technician under the direct supervision of the pharmacist
Compounded Preparation
an ointment base commercially available from a wholesaler or pharmacy compounding vendor
Emollient
a flask used for accurately measuring liquids
Graduated Cylinder
HF
Heart Failure