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What are Extemporaneous Compounds?

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Compounds needed on demand

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What are Bulk Compounds?

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Compounds that are made in bulk for future use

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What must adhere to standards?

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Non-sterile compounds

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What must adhere to standards?

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Sterile compounds

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Give three examples of sterile products.

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injection, infusion or application to the eye

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Which ACP standard must we follow when compounding?

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Standard 10

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What is PPE?

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Personal Protective Equipment - gloves, mask, lab coat etc…

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Before starting any compound that the pharmacy technician look up_______for the ingredients they are using.

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MSDS

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What is a torsion?

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Weighs small amount

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10
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What is a counter scale?

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Weighs amounts up to 5kg

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What must weights be transferred with?

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Forceps

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What type of spatulas are there?

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Stainless steel, plastic, or hard rubber

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13
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What have wide tops and wide bases and taper from top to bottom?

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Conical Graduates

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What have a narrow diameter that is the same from top to bottom?

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Cylindrical Graduates (graduated cylinder)

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15
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What are graduates made of?

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Glass or Plastic

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16
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How many mL’s do graduates usually hold?

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5-1000mL

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17
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What can be used for measurements of volumes of liquid less than 1.5 mL?

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Pipette

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18
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The markings on a measuring device called?

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Calibration

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19
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What is a hydrophilic base?

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Creams

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20
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What is a hydrophobic base?

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Ointments

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21
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What is it called to mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution?

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Reconstitution

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What is a solution that has a medication dissolved into a base of alcohol, water and sugar?

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Elixer

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What is an ingredient that is dissolved into a solution?

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Solute

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What is the greater part of a solution that is capable of dissolving another substance?

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Solvent

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What is a solution in which solid particles do not dissolve into the base and must be shaken before using?
Suspension
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What is a sugar-based liquid?
Syrup
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What is a base solution of alcohol?
Tincture
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What is the act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles?
Comminution
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What is the act of combining two (or more) substances together?
Blending
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What is when two solids are mixed together that result in a liquid being formed?
Eutectic
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What the process of passing mixtures through a filter or filter medium?
Filtration
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What is the process of incorporating small amounts of drugs into lotions, creams, and ointments?
Geometric Dilution
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What would refer to the base ointment, cream, or lotion?
Levigation Agent
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Capable of being mixed and staying mixed without separation (usually used in reference to liquids)
Miscible
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_______means to add to the quantity to achieve the specific quantity required for the final product
QS (Quantity Sufficient)
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_______________is to disperse fine powder evenly in a liquid (the fine powder does NOT dissolve in the liquid)
Suspend
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__________the process reducing solids into fine particles by grinding or rubbing them in a mortar with a pestle
Trituration
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This is a fluid or liquid medium that serves as a carrier for medication in liquid dosage forms
Vehicle
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What are the different kinds of liquid compounds?
Solutions Suspensions Emulsions
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What is a clear liquid preparation that all the active ingredients have been dissolved into the vehicle?
Solution
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What can be used externally and internally?
Solutions
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What does Aqueous mean?
Water based
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What does Alcoholic mean?
Alcohol based
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What does Hydro alcoholic mean?
Water and Alcohol based
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What types of solutions are there?
``` Syrups Elixirs Aromatic waters Extracts Fluid extracts Tincture Spirits Irrigation solutions Parenteral solutions Enemas ```
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What label must always be on suspensions?
Shake well before use
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The particles suspended are not soluble in the vehicle and are referred to as _______
Suspensoids
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What is a mixture of water and oil that should be made with an emulsifier to bind the two together?
Emulsion
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What does w/o mean?
Water in a oil base
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What does o/w mean?
Oil in a water base
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What are the two kinds of enemas?
Retention enema | Evacuation enema
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What are the different vehicles used for solvents?
aqueous, hydro-alcoholic, and alcohol
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___________ contains less than the maximum amount of solute that a solvent can hold at specific temperature?
Unsaturated
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_______________contains the maximum amount of solute that a solvent can hold at specific temperature
Saturated
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__________contains more than the maximum amount of solute that a solvent can hold at specific temperature
Supersaturated
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__________ is the maximum amount of solute dissolved in solvent at specific temp or barometric pressure
Solubility
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What are the 6 solid dosage forms?
``` Capsule Tablet Powders Lozenges Suppositories Sticks ```
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What is it called when one compounds a capsule?
Encapsulation
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What are the different types of capsules?
Hard and Soft
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What is a hard capsule?
A capsule containing powder or liquid. They can be fast release or slow and can be separated into two pieces.
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What is a soft capsule?
Usually are standard release
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What are the two parts of the capsule?
Body and cap
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What are the different sizes of capsules?
5 (smallest) - 000 (largest)
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These capsules can be pulled apart and sprinkled onto food, these capsules contain small beads
Spansules
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The objective is to have the same amounts of ingredients in each tablet; called ________
Content Uniformity.
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SR
Slow Release
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CD
Controlled Diffusion
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LA
Long Acting
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XL
Extra Long
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XR
Extended Release
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SA
Sustained Action
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TR
Time Released
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TD
Time Delay
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___________to be put in between the cheek pouch and the gums and let dissolve
Buccal administration
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IA
Intra arterial
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KVO
Keep Vein Open
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mEq
milliequivilent
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LAH
Laminar Air Flow Hood
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PFS
Prefilled syringe
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ISO
Internationalized organization for standardization
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CPS
Compounded Sterile Product
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IPA
Isopropyl Alcohol
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IVP
Intravenous Push
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IM
Intramuscular
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IVPB
Intravenous Piggy Back
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amp
Ampoule
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BSC
Biological Safety Cabinet
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PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
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TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
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SC
Subcutaneous
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NS
Normal Saline (0.9%)
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D5
Dextrose 5%
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LR
Lactated Ringers
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K
Potassium
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MgSO4
Magnesium Sulfate
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MVI
Multivitamins
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NTG
Nitroglycerin
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PCN
Penicillin
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K
Potassium
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SWFI
Sterile Water For Injection
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Can parenteral solutions be frozen?
YES
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Medication being used must only be checked in the ante room before compounding?
NO, must be check during the proceedure
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CPS
Compounded Sterile Products
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Venting needle size:
25G 5/8'
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True or False, the maximum dose for SC injection is 3ml?
FALSE, that is to much
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Class 5 air quality?
3520
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Class 7 air quality?
352,000
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Class 8 air quality?
3,520,000
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What is BUD?
Beyond Use Date
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CAI
Compounding Aseptic Isolator
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CACI
Compounding Aseptic Containment Isolator
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LAFW
Laminar Airflow Workbench
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Where do we garb up?
Anteroom
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DCA
Direct Compounding Area
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SDV
Single Dose Vial
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MDV
Multi Dose Vial (can be punctured 5 times)
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PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Bags
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LVP
Large Volume Parenteral
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PEP
Post Exposure Prophylaxis
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HEPA
High Efficiency Particulate Air
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HEPA eliminates how much particles?
99.97%
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What must not be mixed together because it causes precipitate?
Calcium Gluconate and Potassium Phosphate
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Where can a TPN line be placed?
subclavian vein or peripheral vein
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TPN room temp
30 hours
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TPN fridge temp
9 days
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TPN freezer temp
45 days
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What is PPN?
Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition

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