By Staff Reporters
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DEFINITION:
What is compounding in a pharmacy?
Drug compounding is often regarded as the process of combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create a medication tailored to the needs of an individual patient. Compounding includes the combining of two or more drugs. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved.
CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/082610254
What is the difference between a regular pharmacy and a compounding pharmacy?
Both types of pharmacies prepare medications prescribed for a patient by a doctor. The main difference is that a regular pharmacy provides commercial medications in standardized dosages, while a compounding pharmacy can customize medication based on a patient’s specific needs.
Are compounded drugs FDA approved?
Compounded drugs are not FDA approved. And what this means is FDA does not verify the safety effectiveness or quality of compounded drugs before they’re marketed.
FDA: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-and-fda-questions-and-answers
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