term
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)
the ingredient in drugs that is intended to produce the desired change in the body
to set, standardize
calibrate
compounded sterile preparation (CSP)
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
inactive ingredients
excipients
bp
blood pressure
agglomerations
cluster, lumps, clumps or globs of ingredients in liquid, semiliquid, or powdered vehicle, which are undesired in compounding
two-pan
120mg-120g (6mg sensitivity)
required in all pharmacies
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
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
eod
every other day
autoclave
Piece of equipment used to sterilize articles by way of steam under pressure and/or dry heat
act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles
Comminution
compounding record
a record of what actually happened when the formulation was compounded
used to pick up or hold small items
Forceps
kg
kilogram
Beyond-use date (BUD)
The date after which a compounded preparation should not be used; determined from the date the preparation is compounded.
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
a process that uses a mortar and pestle to gradually combine several drugs and inactive ingredients
Geometric dilution method
div
divide
Blending
the act of combining two substances by using nongrinding techniques such spatulation, sifting and tumbling
a patient-specific medication prepared on-site by the technician, under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, from individual ingredients
Compounded preparation
emollient
an ointment base
instrument used to measure volume of a liquid
graduated cylinder
tid
three times a day