key term
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
what is any substance in a compounded preparation that confers pharmacological activity
Calibrate
what is to gauge a measuring instrument with a standard scale of reading
Compounded Sterile Preparation
what is a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
Excipient
what is inactive ingredients
inj
what is injection
Agglomerations
what is clusters, lumps, clumps, or globs of ingredients in a liquid, semiliquid, or powdered vehicle, which are undesired in compounding
Class III Prescription Balance
what is a two-pan balance used to weigh material (between 120 mg and 120 g) with a sensitivity rating of +/- 6 mg; also known as a Class A prescription balance
Compounding
what is the process of preparing a medication for an individual patient from bulk ingredients according to a prescription from a licensed prescriber
Extemporaneous Compounding
what is compounding products chat are done for a specific patient's immediate need but not commercially available; another name for nonsterile compounding in a community pharmacy
syr
what is syrup
Autoclave
what is a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize objects, instruments, and measuring vessels and devices
Comminution
what is the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles using particle-reducing techniques like tricuration, levigation, and pulverizacion
Compounding Record
what is 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
Forceps
what is a stainless steel pincher instrument like a large tweezer used to pick up small objects, such as pharmacy weights
ad
as directed
Beyond Use Date
what is the date after which a drug should not be used once it has been removed from the intact container
Component
what is an ingredient in a compounded product
Diluent
what is an inactive ingredient that is added to the active drug in compounding a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical formulation
Geometric Dilution Method
what is a process that uses a mortar and pestle to gradually combine several active ingredients (drugs) with inactive ingredients (diluent) to produce a more homogenous product
ms
morphine sulfate
Blending
what is the act of combining two substances by using nongrinding techniques such as spatulation, sifting, and rumbling
Compounded Preparation
what is a patient-specific medication prepared on-site from individual ingredients, often by a technician under the direct supervision of the pharmacist
Emollient
what is an ointment base commercially available from a wholesaler or pharmacy compounding vendor
Levitation
what is a process usually used to reduce the particle size of a solid during the preparation of an ointment
ung
what is ointment