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
Compounded Sterile Preparation
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
Excipients
inactive ingredients
tab
tablet
clusters, lumps, clumps, or globs of ingredients in a liquid, semi-liquid, or powdered vehicle, which are undesired in compounding
Agglomerations
a two pan balance used to weigh material with a sensitivity rating of +/- 6 mg; also known as a Class A prescription balance
Class III Prescription Balance
Compounding
the process of preparing a medication for an individual patient from bulk ingredients according to a prescription from a licensed prescriber
Extemporaneous 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
everyday
a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize objects, instruments, and measuring vessels and devices
Autoclave
the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles using particle reducing techniques like trituration, levigation, and pulverization
Comminution
Compounding Record
a printout for a specific patient, including the amounts of weights of all ingredients with national drug code calculations and instruction for compounding; used by the technician to document a compounded medication for a patient
Forceps
a stainless steel pincher instrument like a large tweezer used to pick small objects, such as pharmacy weights
sol
solution
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
Diluent
an inactive ingredient that is added to the active drug in compounding a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical formulation
Geometric Dilution Method
a process that uses a mortar and pestle to gradually combine several active ingredients with inactive ingredients to produc a more homogenous product
ac
before meals
the act of combining two substances by using nongrinding 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
Emollient
an ointment base commercially available from a wholesaler or pharmacy compounding vendor
Graduated Cylinder
a flask used for accurately measuring liquids
pc
after meals