The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding presents in a logical and progressive format all the information needed to understand the purpose and processes of compounding. It covers basic guidelines, economic and technical factors, and all aspects of good manufacturing practices for compounded medications.

Key Features:

• describes the requisite facilities and equipment, record keeping, calculations, and quality control
• addresses the compounding of each dosage form in turn, from powders and granules to injectables
• covers veterinary compounding, compounding for special populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients, and compounding for specific procedures such as iontophoresis
• potential areas of growth are discussed in new chapters on compounding for clinical studies, compounding cosmetics, compounding with hazardous drugs, and compounding in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack
• appendices provide essential information on the compounding process and examples of standard operating procedures
• necessary ingredients and steps are listed for compounding more than 200 sample formulations, including bases, vehicles, and ingredient-specific preparations

Contents

Abbreviations and Approximate Solubility Descriptors

1. Guidelines for Compounding Practices
2. Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies
3. Records and Record Keeping
4. Stability of Compounded Preparations
5. Pharmaceutical Compounding Calculations
6. Quality Control
7. Flavors, Sweeteners, and Colors
8. Preservation, Sterilization, and Depyrogenation
9. Powders and Granules
10. Capsules
11. Tablets
12. Lozenges/Troches
13. Suppositories and Inserts
14. Sticks
15. Solutions
16. Suspensions
17. Emulsions
18. Ointments, Creams, and Pastes
19. Gels
20. Ophthalmic, Otic, and Nasal Preparations
21. Inhalation Preparations
22. Parenteral Preparations
23. Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and Pharmacogenomics
24. Special Populations and Preparations
25. Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
26. Compounding for Clinical Studies
27. Cosmetics for Special Populations and for Use as Vehicles
28. Compounding with Hazardous Drugs
29. Compounding for Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters

Appendices

• Drugs and Dosage Forms Not to Be Compounded
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Specific Gravity Values of Selected Liquids
• Using Weight-Related Conversion Factors
• Sodium Chloride Equivalent Values of Selected Agents
• Buffers and Buffer Solutions
• Allowable Endotoxin Levels in Parenteral Preparations
• Viscosity-Increasing Agents for Aqueous and Nonaqueous Systems
• Disinfecting Agents Used in Compounding Pharmacies

Index

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