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Compounding Flashcards

1
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What are Extemporaneous Compounds?

A

Compounds needed on demand

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2
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What are Bulk Compounds?

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Compounds that are made in bulk for future use

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3
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What must adhere to standards?

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Non-sterile compounds

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4
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What must adhere to standards?

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Sterile compounds

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5
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Give three examples of sterile products.

A

injection, infusion or application to the eye

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6
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Which ACP standard must we follow when compounding?

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Standard 10

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7
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What is PPE?

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Personal Protective Equipment - gloves, mask, lab coat etc…

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8
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Before starting any compound that the pharmacy technician look up_______for the ingredients they are using.

A

MSDS

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9
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What is a torsion?

A

Weighs small amount

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10
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What is a counter scale?

A

Weighs amounts up to 5kg

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11
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What must weights be transferred with?

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Forceps

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12
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What type of spatulas are there?

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Stainless steel, plastic, or hard rubber

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13
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What have wide tops and wide bases and taper from top to bottom?

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Conical Graduates

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14
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What have a narrow diameter that is the same from top to bottom?

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Cylindrical Graduates (graduated cylinder)

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15
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What are graduates made of?

A

Glass or Plastic

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16
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How many mL’s do graduates usually hold?

A

5-1000mL

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17
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What can be used for measurements of volumes of liquid less than 1.5 mL?

A

Pipette

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18
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The markings on a measuring device called?

A

Calibration

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19
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What is a hydrophilic base?

A

Creams

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20
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What is a hydrophobic base?

A

Ointments

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21
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What is it called to mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution?

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Reconstitution

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22
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What is a solution that has a medication dissolved into a base of alcohol, water and sugar?

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Elixer

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23
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What is an ingredient that is dissolved into a solution?

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Solute

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24
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What is the greater part of a solution that is capable of dissolving another substance?

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Solvent

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25
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What is a solution in which solid particles do not dissolve into the base and must be shaken before using?

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Suspension

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26
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What is a sugar-based liquid?

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Syrup

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27
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What is a base solution of alcohol?

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Tincture

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28
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What is the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles?

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Comminution

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29
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What is the act of combining two (or more) substances together?

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Blending

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30
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What is when two solids are mixed together that result in a liquid being formed?

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Eutectic

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31
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What the process of passing mixtures through a filter or filter medium?

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Filtration

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32
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What is the process of incorporating small amounts of drugs into lotions, creams, and ointments?

A

Geometric Dilution

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33
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What would refer to the base ointment, cream, or lotion?

A

Levigation Agent

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34
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Capable of being mixed and staying mixed without separation (usually used in reference to liquids)

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Miscible

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35
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_______means to add to the quantity to achieve the specific quantity required for the final product

A

QS (Quantity Sufficient)

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36
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_______________is to disperse fine powder evenly in a liquid (the fine powder does NOT dissolve in the liquid)

A

Suspend

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37
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__________the process reducing solids into fine particles by grinding or rubbing them in a mortar with a pestle

A

Trituration

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38
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This is a fluid or liquid medium that serves as a carrier for medication in liquid dosage forms

A

Vehicle

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39
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What are the different kinds of liquid compounds?

A

Solutions
Suspensions
Emulsions

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40
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What is a clear liquid preparation that all the active ingredients have been dissolved into the vehicle?

A

Solution

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41
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What can be used externally and internally?

A

Solutions

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42
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What does Aqueous mean?

A

Water based

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43
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What does Alcoholic mean?

A

Alcohol based

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44
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What does Hydro alcoholic mean?

A

Water and Alcohol based

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45
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What types of solutions are there?

A 
Syrups
Elixirs
Aromatic waters
Extracts
Fluid extracts
Tincture
Spirits
Irrigation solutions
Parenteral solutions
Enemas
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46
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What label must always be on suspensions?

A

Shake well before use

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47
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The particles suspended are not soluble in the vehicle and are referred to as _______

A

Suspensoids

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48
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What is a mixture of water and oil that should be made with an emulsifier to bind the two together?

A

Emulsion

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49
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What does w/o mean?

A

Water in a oil base

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50
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What does o/w mean?

A

Oil in a water base

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51
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What are the two kinds of enemas?

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Retention enema

Evacuation enema

52
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What are the different vehicles used for solvents?

A

aqueous, hydro-alcoholic, and alcohol

53
Q

___________ contains less than the maximum amount of solute that a solvent can hold at specific temperature?

A

Unsaturated

54
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_______________contains the maximum amount of solute that a solvent can hold at specific temperature

55
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__________contains more than the maximum amount of solute that a solvent can hold at specific temperature

A

Supersaturated

56
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__________ is the maximum amount of solute dissolved in solvent at specific temp or barometric pressure

A

Solubility

57
Q

What are the 6 solid dosage forms?

A 
Capsule
Tablet
Powders
Lozenges
Suppositories
Sticks
58
Q

What is it called when one compounds a capsule?

A

Encapsulation

59
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What are the different types of capsules?

A

Hard and Soft

60
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What is a hard capsule?

A

A capsule containing powder or liquid. They can be fast release or slow and can be separated into two pieces.

61
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What is a soft capsule?

A

Usually are standard release

62
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What are the two parts of the capsule?

A

Body and cap

63
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What are the different sizes of capsules?

A

5 (smallest) - 000 (largest)

64
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These capsules can be pulled apart and sprinkled onto food, these capsules contain small beads

65
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The objective is to have the same amounts of ingredients in each tablet; called ________

A

Content Uniformity.

66
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SR

A

Slow Release

67
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CD

A

Controlled Diffusion

68
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LA

A

Long Acting

69
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XL

A

Extra Long

70
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XR

A

Extended Release

71
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SA

A

Sustained Action

72
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TR

A

Time Released

73
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TD

A

Time Delay

74
Q

___________to be put in between the cheek pouch and the gums and let dissolve

A

Buccal administration

75
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IA

A

Intra arterial

76
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KVO

A

Keep Vein Open

77
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mEq

A

milliequivilent

78
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LAH

A

Laminar Air Flow Hood

79
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PFS

A

Prefilled syringe

80
Q

ISO

A

Internationalized organization for standardization

81
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CPS

A

Compounded Sterile Product

82
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IPA

A

Isopropyl Alcohol

83
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IVP

A

Intravenous Push

84
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IM

A

Intramuscular

85
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IVPB

A

Intravenous Piggy Back

86
Q

amp

87
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BSC

A

Biological Safety Cabinet

88
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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

89
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TPN

A

Total Parenteral Nutrition

90
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SC

A

Subcutaneous

91
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NS

A

Normal Saline (0.9%)

92
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D5

A

Dextrose 5%

93
Q

LR

A

Lactated Ringers

94
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K

95
Q

MgSO4

A

Magnesium Sulfate

96
Q

MVI

A

Multivitamins

97
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NTG

A

Nitroglycerin

98
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PCN

A

Penicillin

99
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K

100
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SWFI

A

Sterile Water For Injection

101
Q

Can parenteral solutions be frozen?

102
Q

Medication being used must only be checked in the ante room before compounding?

A

NO, must be check during the proceedure

103
Q

CPS

A

Compounded Sterile Products

104
Q

Venting needle size:

A

25G 5/8’

105
Q

True or False, the maximum dose for SC injection is 3ml?

A

FALSE, that is to much

106
Q

Class 5 air quality?

107
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Class 7 air quality?

108
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Class 8 air quality?

109
Q

What is BUD?

A

Beyond Use Date

110
Q

CAI

A

Compounding Aseptic Isolator

111
Q

CACI

A

Compounding Aseptic Containment Isolator

112
Q

LAFW

A

Laminar Airflow Workbench

113
Q

Where do we garb up?

114
Q

DCA

A

Direct Compounding Area

115
Q

SDV

A

Single Dose Vial

116
Q

MDV

A

Multi Dose Vial (can be punctured 5 times)

117
Q

PVC

A

Polyvinyl Chloride Bags

118
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LVP

A

Large Volume Parenteral

119
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PEP

A

Post Exposure Prophylaxis

120
Q

HEPA

A

High Efficiency Particulate Air

121
Q

HEPA eliminates how much particles?

122
Q

What must not be mixed together because it causes precipitate?

A

Calcium Gluconate and Potassium Phosphate

123
Q

Where can a TPN line be placed?

A

subclavian vein or peripheral vein

124
Q

TPN room temp

125
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TPN fridge temp

126
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TPN freezer temp

127
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What is PPN?

A

Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition

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