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| Issues > Drugs > Compounding |
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| Compounding in your practice |
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The number of advertisements and marketing representatives that visit our offices is increasing daily, so prudent veterinarians may want to review the professional, regulatory, and economic impacts that administering and prescribing compounded products may have on their practices.
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| What is compounding? |
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Compounding is any manipulation of a drug beyond that stipulated on the drug label. Compounding should be implemented based on a licensed practitioner's prescription, to meet the medical needs of a specific patient.
Manipulation might include mixing, diluting, concentrating, flavoring, or changing a drug's dosage form to accommodate a specific patient's needs.
Examples of compounding would include:
- mixing two injectable drugs;
- creating an oral suspension from crushed tablets or an injectable solution;
- or adding flavoring to a commercially available drug.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
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