Written in outline format for easy retrieval of essential information, this edition covers all practical aspects of pharmacy dispensing including reading and interpreting prescription and medication orders, labeling dispensed products, handling controlled substances, setting beyond-use dates for both manufactured and compounded products, patient consultation and drug utilization review, and general pharmaceutical calculations.

A major emphasis of the text is pharmaceutical compounding including dosage forms and their usage instructions complete with descriptions of ingredients, calculations, procedures, compatibility and stability evaluations, beyond-use date determinations, quality control procedures, and patient consultations.

A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice also includes a CD-ROM, which complements the text with study guides, interactive self-assessment questions, full color photos, and multimedia demonstrations of compounding procedures for key chapters. The CD-ROM also contains:

• Anatomy of a prescription - click on any part of the prescription to get a description
• Medical Abbreviations - provides a full list, alphabetically retrievable
• Auxiliary Labels - scroll over each of several different types of labels to get a description of that particular label
• Patient Counseling - in text and audio, highlights key information and lets readers listen to a pharmacist speaking to a patient
• Calculations - interactive presentation with clickable menu of types of calculations, with step-by-step tutorial
• Step-by-step tutorials on compounding drug products and preparing dosage forms

A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice 2nd Edition provides expanded sections on current dosage forms and the addition of novel drug delivery systems. Also includes the most recent regulatory information plus the Internet site addresses useful for obtaining copies of the latest laws, practice guidelines, and standards.

Contents

1. Processing the Prescription
   1. Prescription and the Medication Orders
   2. Labeling Prescriptions and Medications
   3. Controlled Substances
   4. Expiration and Beyond-Use Dating
   5. Drug Utilization Review Medication Use Evaluation
   6. Patient Consultation

2. Calculations
   7. Quantity and Concentration Expressions and Calculations
   8. Evaluating Dosage Regimens
   9. Aliquots Calculations
   10. Isotonicity Calculations

3. Compounding Drug Products
   11. General Guidelines for Preparing Compounded Drug Preparations
   12. Selection, Storage, and Handling of Compounding Equipment and Ingredients
   13. Weighing and Measuring

4. Pharmaceutical Necessities
   14. Pharmaceutical Solvents
   15. Preservatives
   16. Antioxidants
   17. Buffers and pH Adjusting Agents
   18. Viscosity-inducing Agents
   19. Surfactants and Emulsifying Agents
   20. Colors, Flavors, Sweeteners and Scents
   21. Vehicles for Liquid Preparations
   22. Ointment Bases
   23. Suppository Bases

5. Dosage Forms and Their Preparation
   24. Powders
   25. Capsules, Lozenges, and Other Solid Oral Dosage Forms
   26. Solutions
   27. Ophthalmic Solutions
   28. Suspensions
   29. Liquid Emulsions
   30. Ointments, Creams, Gels and Pastes
   31. Suppositories
   32. Parenteral Products
   33. Parenteral Nutrition

6. Compatibility and Stability
   34. Compatibility and Stability of Drug Products and Preparations Dispensed by the Pharmacist

Appendices

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