A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice & Compounding

　　A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice and Compounding is your hands-on, step-by-step guide to receiving and filling prescription drug orders as well as a comprehensive look at the preparation of sterile and non-sterile extemporaneously compounded preparations. This edition is meticulously updated to include the latest practice guidelines and standards, as well as a detailed discussion of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) of 2013. In addition, it offers a wealth of guidance on processing prescriptions, avoiding dangerous medication and labeling errors, counseling patients and caregivers, and much more – giving you all the knowledge you need to succeed on your exams and safely carry out the practice of pharmacy.

　　•Features significant revisions to address the impact of new federal laws/regulations on pharmacy practice.

　　•Includes meticulous updates reflecting the latest advances in “formulation science.”

　　•Includes an expanded list of definitions addressing the interchangeable terminologies that arise due to the emergence of interprofessional education and practice.

　　•Offers an expanded discussion on avoiding medication and labeling errors, patient counseling at hospital discharge, sterile dosage form preparation, and much more.

　　•Includes updated information about newly approved excipients and manufacturers.

　　•Includes a new section on the passage of the DQSA, which amended the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, making a distinction between 503A compounding pharmacies, the traditional prescription-based compounding pharmacies, and 503B outsourcing facilities.

　　•Contains all-new photos that clearly illustrate all equipment, materials, and techniques.
 

Part 1: Processing of Prescription
Chapter 1  Prescription and Medication Drug Orders
Chapter 2  Labeling Prescriptions and Medications
Chapter 3  Controlled Substances
Chapter 4  Expiration and Beyond-Use Dating
Chapter 5  Drug Utilization Review and Medication-Use Evaluation
Chapter 6  Patient Counseling

Part 2: Calculations
Chapter 7  Systems of Measurement and Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations
Chapter 8  Quantity and Concentration Expressions and Calculations
Chapter 9  Evaluating Dosage Regimens
Chapter 10  Aliquot Calculations
Chapter 11  Isotonicity Calculations

Part 3: Compounding Drug Preparations
Chapter 12  General Guidelines for Preparing Compounded Drug Preparations
Chapter 13  Selection, Storage, and Handling of Compounding Equipment and Ingredients
Chapter 14  Selection and Use of Weighing and Measuring Equipment

Part 4: Pharmaceutical Excipients
Chapter 15  Pharmaceutical Solvents and Solubilizing Agents
Chapter 16  Antimicrobial Preservatives
Chapter 17  Antioxidants
Chapter 18  Buffers and pH Adjusting Agents
Chapter 19  Viscosity-Inducing Agents
Chapter 20  Surfactants and Emulsifying Agents
Chapter 21  Colors, Flavors, Sweeteners, and Scents
Chapter 22  Vehicles for Liquid Preparations
Chapter 23  Ointment Bases
Chapter 24  Suppository Bases

Part 5: Nonsterile Dosage Forms and Their Preparation
Chapter 25  Powders
Chapter 26  Capsules, Lozenges, and other Solid Oral Dosage Forms
Chapter 27  Solutions
Chapter 28  Suspensions
Chapter 29  Liquid Emulsions
Chapter 30  Semisolids: Ointments, Creams, Gels, Pastes, and Collodions
Chapter 31  Suppositories

Part 6: Sterile Dosage Forms and Their Preparation
Chapter 32  General Principles of Sterile Dosage Forms Preparation
Chapter 33  Ophthalmic, Nasal, Inhalation, and Irrigation Solutions
Chapter 34  Parenteral Preparation
Chapter 35  Parenteral Nutrition

Part 7: Veterinary Pharmacy
Chapter 36  Veterinary Pharmacy Practice

Part 8: Compatibility Stability
Chapter 37  Compatibility and Stability of Drug Products and Preparations Dispensed by the Pharmacist
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Index

 

作者簡介



Deborah Lester Elder

　　PharmD, RPh, BPharm, BS
　　Clinical Associate Professor
　　College of Pharmacy
　　University of Georgia
　　Athens, Georgia