APPE: Compounding

Catalog description

Credits 6. 6 Other Hours. Introduction to extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding within the community setting; further development of knowledge and understanding of the techniques, processes, procedures and skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical care for patients needing compounded products; compound prescriptions not commercially available or economically feasible to manufacture in order to meet individual patient needs; most commonly compounded preparations may include oral liquids (solutions, suspension, etc.) capsules, suppositories, lozenges, nasal sprays and topical preparations (gels, creams and ointments). Prerequisite: P4 classification.