Pharmacists who compound must be certain that their compounds are stable and Trissel’s ™ Stability of Compounded Formulations provides them a single compilation of all currently available stability information on drugs in compounded oral, enteral, topical, ophthalmic, and other specialized preparations.

Based on data published over the past 45 years, the reference summarizes specific formulations and stability studies. The book will help readers:

• determine whether formulated compounds will be stable for the anticipated duration of use
• properly store and repackage compounded formulations
• formulate in accordance with documented standards
• counsel patients on the use and storage of compounded medications

In a discipline that is considered as much an art as a science, Trissel’s™ Stability of Compounded Formulations provides essential stability information that is fully referenced. It brings together in one resource summaries of 907 published articles, including 233 new to this edition, on the stability of compounded products, including orals, enterals, ophthalmics, topicals, and other specialized preparations.

The book comprises 355 monographs on various drug entities, arranged alphabetically by nonproprietary name.

Key Features:

• Monographs on 355 products—an increase of 75 over the second edition—arranged alphabetically by nonproprietary name
• Each monograph is organized into three easy-to-use categories: Properties, General Stability Considerations, and Stability Reports of Compounded Preparations
• A fourth category, Compatibility with Other Drug Products, is included where information is available
• 907 references—233 new to the third edition—from the worldwide literature spanning the past 45 years
• Two appendices, Beyond-Use Dating for Nonsterile Compounded Preparations and Beyond-Use Dating for Sterile Compounded Preparations, provide a summary of USP benchmarks for assigning beyond-use periods in the absence of relevant research
• Index of nonproprietary and brand names

Contents

Monographs

References

Appendices:

1. Beyond-Use Dating for Nonsterile Compounded Preparations
2. Beyond-Use Dating for Sterile Compounded Preparations

Index

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