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Compounding Pharmacy Glossary
A
ACA — American College of Apothecaries
Accreditation organization
ACT — Advocacy Commitment and Time
Anhydrous
Anhydrous base
Anticipatory compounding
APC — Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding
APhA — American Pharmacists Association
API — active pharmaceutical ingredient
Aseptic technique
Assay
B
Base
Bioidentical hormones
Buccal dosage form
BUD beyond use date
C
CAS — Chemical Abstract Service
CAS# — Chemical Abstract Service number
CCH Compounders on Capitol Hill
Chelating agent
Compounding
Compounding Formulas
Controlled substances
Corticosteroid
CSP compounded sterile product
C-PEC—containment-primary engineering control
C-SEC—containment-secondary engineering control
D
Diluent
Disperse
Displacement
Dissolution
DMF Drug Master File
Dosage form
DQSA Drug Quality and Security Act
503A Pharmacies
503B Outsourcing Facilities
E
Endocrine
Emollient
Emulsion
Emulsifier
EMP electronic mortar & pestle
Enteric coated
Excipients
F
FDA “Positive List”
FD&C Act — Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
FormulaPlus™
Franz Diffusion Cell System
H
Half-life
HD
HRT hormone replacement therapy
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
I
Inactive ingredient
Iontophoresis
IU — international unit
IJPC — International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding
J
JCPP — Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners
L
Lot number
N
NABP
—
National Associations of Boards of Pharmacies
NCPA
—
National Community Pharmacists Association
Neuropathy
Non-sterile compounding
O
Oral bases
Oral dosage form
P
PCAB
—
Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board
Personalized medicine
PPE
—
personal protective equipment
Permeation enhancing
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics
Phonophoresis
Potency
Prescription compounding
Principle of Geometric Dilution
Q
q.s. sufficient quantity to make
R
RPh
—
registered pharmacist
Route of administration ROA
S
Site of action
Specialty drugs
State Board of Pharmacies
State regulation of compounding pharmacies
Sterile Preparations
Sterile Compounding
Stir by hand
Stirring
Sublingual dosage form
Suppository bases
Surfactant
Suspension
T
Tablet triturate
Tare
Triturate
U
USP — United States Pharmacopeia
USP 795: non-sterile compounding
USP 797: sterile compounding
USP 800 — Hazardous Drugs Handling in Healthcare Facilities
V
Viscosity
Vortex
W
WAC — wholesale acquisition cost
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