extemporaneous compounds

Question 1

is the production, preparation, propagation, conversion, and/or processing of a drug device, either directly or indirectly, through extraction from substance of natural origin or independently through means of chemical or biological synthesia

Answer 1

manufacturing

Question 2

this also includes the preparation and promotion of commercially available products from bulk compounds for resale by pharmacists

Answer 2

manufacturing

Question 3

preparation (mixing, assembling, altering, packaging, and labeling of a drug, drug-delivery device) of drug products

Answer 3

compounding

Question 4

what do pharmacists should possess in order to properly and safely perform compounding duties at the level at which they are involved?

Answer 4

• education
• training
• proficiency

Question 5

meets the minimum purity standards; contorms to tolerances for contaminants dangerous to health

Answer 5

USP/NF

Question 6

high purity; conforms to minimum specifications set by the Reagent Chemicals Committee of the American Chemical Society

Answer 6

ACS reagent

Question 7

more refined than technical or commercial grade but still of unknown quality

Answer 7

CP (chemically pure)

Question 8

indeterminate quality

Answer 8

technical or commercial

Question 9

extent to which a dosage form retains, within specified limits and throughout its period of storage and use, the same properties and characteristics that it possessed at the time of its preparation

Answer 9

stability

Question 10

is a date placed on a prescription by a pharmacy noting when the prescription should no longer be used

Answer 10

beyond-use date

Question 11

it is a point at which the manufacturer can no longer guarantee the strength or safety of the medication

Answer 11

expiration date