Compounding Flashcards
What are Extemporaneous Compounds?
Compounds needed on demand
What are Bulk Compounds?
Compounds that are made in bulk for future use
What must adhere to standards?
Non-sterile compounds
What must adhere to standards?
Sterile compounds
Give three examples of sterile products.
injection, infusion or application to the eye
Which ACP standard must we follow when compounding?
Standard 10
What is PPE?
Personal Protective Equipment - gloves, mask, lab coat etc…
Before starting any compound that the pharmacy technician look up_______for the ingredients they are using.
MSDS
What is a torsion?
Weighs small amount
What is a counter scale?
Weighs amounts up to 5kg
What must weights be transferred with?
Forceps
What type of spatulas are there?
Stainless steel, plastic, or hard rubber
What have wide tops and wide bases and taper from top to bottom?
Conical Graduates
What have a narrow diameter that is the same from top to bottom?
Cylindrical Graduates (graduated cylinder)
What are graduates made of?
Glass or Plastic
How many mL’s do graduates usually hold?
5-1000mL
What can be used for measurements of volumes of liquid less than 1.5 mL?
Pipette
The markings on a measuring device called?
Calibration
What is a hydrophilic base?
Creams
What is a hydrophobic base?
Ointments
What is it called to mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution?
Reconstitution
What is a solution that has a medication dissolved into a base of alcohol, water and sugar?
Elixer
What is an ingredient that is dissolved into a solution?
Solute
What is the greater part of a solution that is capable of dissolving another substance?
Solvent
What is a solution in which solid particles do not dissolve into the base and must be shaken before using?
Suspension
What is a sugar-based liquid?
Syrup
What is a base solution of alcohol?
Tincture
What is the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles?
Comminution
What is the act of combining two (or more) substances together?
Blending
What is when two solids are mixed together that result in a liquid being formed?
Eutectic
What the process of passing mixtures through a filter or filter medium?
Filtration
What is the process of incorporating small amounts of drugs into lotions, creams, and ointments?
Geometric Dilution
What would refer to the base ointment, cream, or lotion?
Levigation Agent
Capable of being mixed and staying mixed without separation (usually used in reference to liquids)
Miscible
_______means to add to the quantity to achieve the specific quantity required for the final product
QS (Quantity Sufficient)
_______________is to disperse fine powder evenly in a liquid (the fine powder does NOT dissolve in the liquid)
Suspend
__________the process reducing solids into fine particles by grinding or rubbing them in a mortar with a pestle
Trituration
This is a fluid or liquid medium that serves as a carrier for medication in liquid dosage forms
Vehicle
What are the different kinds of liquid compounds?
Solutions
Suspensions
Emulsions
What is a clear liquid preparation that all the active ingredients have been dissolved into the vehicle?
Solution
What can be used externally and internally?
Solutions
What does Aqueous mean?
Water based
What does Alcoholic mean?
Alcohol based
What does Hydro alcoholic mean?
Water and Alcohol based
What types of solutions are there?
Syrups Elixirs Aromatic waters Extracts Fluid extracts Tincture Spirits Irrigation solutions Parenteral solutions Enemas
What label must always be on suspensions?
Shake well before use
The particles suspended are not soluble in the vehicle and are referred to as _______
Suspensoids
What is a mixture of water and oil that should be made with an emulsifier to bind the two together?
Emulsion
What does w/o mean?
Water in a oil base
What does o/w mean?
Oil in a water base