Ch.10
API
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
Calibrate
gauge a measuring instrument with a standard scale of reading
Compounded Sterile Preparation
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, clean room facility
Excipients
inactive ingredients
cap
capsule
Agglomerations
clusters, lumps, clumps, or globs of ingredients in a liquid
Class III Prescription Balance
a two-pan balance used to weigh materia
Compounding
the process of preparing a medication for an individual patient from bulk ingredient according to a prescription from a licensed prescriber
Forceps
stainless steel pincher instrument like a large tweezer
kg
kilogram
Autoclave
a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize object, instruments, and measuring vessels and devices
Comminution
act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles
Compounding Record
printout for a specific patient
Graduated Cylinder
a flask used for accurately measuring liquids
liter
BUD
Beyond Use Date
Component
an ingredient in a compounded product
Diluent
an inactive ingredient that is added to the active drug in compounding a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical formulation
Mortar and Pestle
equipment used for mixing and grinding pharmaceutical ingredients
lot
blending
combining two substances by using non grinding techniques such as spatulation, sifting, and tumbling
Compounded Preparation
patient specific medication prepared on site from individual ingredients
Emollient
an ointment base commercially available from a wholesaler or pharmacy compounding vendor
Pipette
a long, thing, calibrated, hollow, tube, used for measuring small volumes of liquids
MDP
medrol dosepak