Allen's Compounded Formulations : The Complete U.S. Pharmacist Collection

Allen, Lloyd V., Jr.

ISBN 10: 1582120412 / ISBN 13: 9781582120416

Published by Amer Pharmacists Assn, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Allen's Compounded Formulations : The Complete U.S. Pharmacist Collection
• Publisher: Amer Pharmacists Assn
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1582120412
• ISBN 13: 9781582120416
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Presents 168 of Allen's "Contemporary Compounding" columns reprinted from U.S. Pharmacist, and is organized by therapeutic category. Many of the columns include updated stability information from USP25/NF20. An introduction to good compounding practices, tables presenting equivalent values for compounding calculations, a directory of suppliers of compounding chemicals, a glossary of terms, and a dosage form index and drug index supplement the columns. The basic formulas offered in this collection provide for some uniformity of preparation, as well as a starting point for further modification for specific patients. The volume is designed also to provide documentation for the use of these basic formulas as presented in the contemporary literature.

Book Description

The basic formulas presented in this collection—spanning the 15-year existence (1988–2002) of Allen’s popular monthly column, “Contemporary Compounding,” from the pharmacy journal U.S. Pharmacist—provide for some uniformity of preparation as well as a starting point for further modification for specific patients. The volume is designed also to provide documentation for the use of these basic formulas as presented in the contemporary literature.

Key Features:
·168 of Allen’s Contemporary Compounding columns reprinted from U.S. Pharmacist, organized by therapeutic category (including analgesics, antiemetics, anti-infective agents, anti-inflammatory agents, arthritis, dermatologic conditions, gynecologic conditions, headache, neurologic conditions, and respiratory agents)
·Many of the columns include updated stability information from USP25/NF20.
·Dosage forms included: capsules, gels, inhalation products, lozenges/troches, nasal preparations, ointments, creams, pastes, powders, solutions, sticks, suppositories, and suspensions
·Supplementing the columns, new material was created for the collection: an introduction to good compounding practices, tables presenting equivalent values for compounding calculations, a directory of suppliers of compounding chemicals, and a glossary of terms used throughout the collection
·Dosage form index and drug index