The Non-Sterile Compounding Exam Study Guide
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26 Terms
Punch method
The base of the capsule is help vertically and the open ed is repeatedly pushed or “punched” into the powder is filled
(The act of filling capsules in nonsterile compounding is commonly known as this)
Blending
The act of combining two substances
Trituration
The process of rubbing, grinding, or pulverizing a substance to create finer particles
Comminution
The act of reducing a substance of one particle size to a smaller one through various methods
Sifting
Process used to blend or combine powders using a wire mesh sieve
Spatulation
The process for combining and mixing substance using a spatula
Tumbling
Technique where you place the powders being combined into a container and rotate the container to mix the ingredients well
Levigation
Technique used to further reduce particle size of a solid during the preparation of an ointment
Pulverization
Process of reducing the size of particles of a solid with the aid of an additional ingredient in which the substance is soluble
USP Chapter 795
Guidelines for nonsterile compounding practices
USP Chapter 797
Guidelines for sterile compounding practices
USP Chapter 800
Guidelines for handling hazardous drugs
Meniscus
Liquid measurements should be read at eye level by looking at the bottom of the meniscus
You wash your hands for at least _______ before compounding
30 seconds
BUD
Beyond Use Date
What is a beyond use date?
The date after which a compounded product should not be used is known as the beyond use date
How long do reconstituted antibiotics typically have a beyond use date of?
10-14 days
Liquid beyond use date?
7-14 days
Semisolid beyond use date?
30 days
Capsules beyond use date?
3 months
Capsule sizes largest to smallest?
000
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
A class III balance can measure quantities ranging from ____ to ____
120 mg to 120 g
What is a Safety Data Sheet?
Properties of each chemical, health hazards, protective measures, safety precautions for handling, storing and transporting
SDS
Safety Data Sheet
What is a master formulation record?
Also known as the recipe
(standard recipe, recipe for a given compound)
What is a compounding record?
A patient specific worksheet for compounding
(documents what took place when you compounded the medication)