Rx Compounding

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Comminution

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Act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles.

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Disperse

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To scatter or incorporate the particles of one substance into another.

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Dissolution

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The act of dissolving a substance into a liquid.

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Elixir

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A sweetened hydroalcoholic solution which may contain an active ingredient or serve as a vehicle for other medications.

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Emulsion

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A mixture of two liquids that are no soluble (immiscible) in each other. When shaken, one phase will form globules in the other.

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Excipients

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Inert substances added to another substance in order to attain suitable consistency, shape or form (tablets-fillers and binders)

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Geometric dilution

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Used to combine on drug with another in a mortar and pestle. Place the smaller amount, usually the active ingredient into mortar. Then add approximately the same amount of the next ingredient, usually the base. Mix well. continue in the manner, adding each time an amount equal to the amount in the mortar.

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Hydrophilic

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A water loving substance

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Hydrophobic

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A water hating or oil loving substance

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Levigation

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Using a spatula to mix, smooth, or disperse a solid, semi-solid, or liquid into an ointment base.

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Ointment

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A semisolid dosage with a petrolatum or fatty base meant for topical application.

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Preservatives

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Substance added that are intended to maintain sterility by killing or inhibiting growth of bacteria or other organisms.

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Punch method

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Method for filling capsules in which the body of a capsule is repeatedly punched into a cake of medication until the capsule is full.

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solution

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A liquid dosage form in which active ingredients are dissolved in a liquid vehicle.

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Sprinkle

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To add slowly

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Stir by hand

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Mixing a substance using a stir rod or other appropriate tool, without the use of a stir bar.

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Stirring

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Mixing or agitation a substance using a stir bar and magnetic stir function of the hot plate.

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Surfactant

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Surface acting agent. A substance used to lower the surface tension of a liquid to facilitate compounding.

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Suspension

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Insoluble substances held in a dispersion by an agent to prevent separation or settling.

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Syrup

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Concentrated sucrose solutions suitably flavored and intended as a vehicle or base for the active ingredient. Must be preserved with an antibacterial antifungal ingredient.

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Tare

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To reset the balance to "zero"

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Trituration

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Grinding or mixing dry powders in a mortar and pestle to reduce particle size.

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Vortex

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A whorled arrangement, design, or pattern created by the spin and the magnetic stir function of the hot plate.