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What is Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)?
any substance in a compound preparation that confers pharmacologic activity
What is Calibrate?
to gauge a measuring instrument with a standard scale of reading
What is Compounded Sterile Preparation?
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
What is Excipients?
inactive ingredients
What does q.8hr stand for?
every 8 hours
Agglomerations
clusters, lumps, clumps, or globs of ingredients in a liquid, semiliquid, or powdered vehicle, which are undesired in compounding
What is Class III Prescription Balance?
a two-pan balance used to weigh material (between 120mg and 120g) with a sensitivity rating of +/- 6mg; also known as a Class A prescription balance
What is Compounding?
the process of preparing a medication for an individual patient from bulk ingredients according to a prescription from a licensed prescriber
What is Extemporaneous Compounding?
compounding products that are done for a specific patient’s immediate need but not commercially available; another name for nonsterile compounding a community pharmacy
What does a.u. stand for?
both ears
What is Autoclave?
a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize objects, instruments, and measuring vessel and devices
What is Comminution?
the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles using particle-reducing techniques like tricuration, levigation, and pulverization
What is Compounding Record?
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 compounding medication for a patient
What is Forceps?
a stainless steel pincher instrument like a large tweezer used to pick up small objects, such as pharmacy weights
What does DAW stand for?
Dispense as written
What is Beyond Use Date (BUD)?
the date after which a drug should not be used once it has been removed from the intact container
What is Component?
an ingredient in a compounded product
What is Diluent?
an inactive ingredient that is added to the active drug in compounding a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical formulation
What is Geometric Dilution Method?
a process that uses a mortar and pestle to gradually combine several active ingredients (drugs) with inactive ingredients (diluent) to produce a more homogeneous product
What does prn stand for?
as needed
What is Blending?
the act of combining two substances by using non grinding techniques such as spatulation, sifting, and tumbling
What is Compounded Preparation?
a patient-specific medication prepared on-site from individual ingredients, often by a technician under the direct supervision of the pharmacist
What is Emollient?
an ointment base commercially available from a wholesaler or pharmacy compounding vendor
What is Graduated Cylinder?
a flask used for accurately measuring liquids
What is ER?
extended release