compounding

(kom′pownd″ing)

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Combining pharmacologically active agents at a pharmacy; mixing or preparing a single active agent at a pharmacy for use by an individual patient.
SYN: SEE: custom compounding
Descriptive text is not available for this imagePharmacies that compound drugs are regulated by state and local boards of pharmacy, not by the FDA.

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