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compounding
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compound
v.
mix, blend, combine
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Compounding
Pharmaceutical compounding (done in compounding pharmacies) is the creation of a particular pharmaceutical product to fit the unique need of a patient. To do this, compounding pharmacists combine or process appropriate ingredients using various tools. This may be done for medically necessary reasons, such as to change the form of the medication from a solid pill to a liquid, to avoid a non-essential ingredient that the patient is allergic to, or to obtain the exact dose(s) needed or deemed best of particular active pharmaceutical ingredient(s). It may also be done for more optional reasons, such as adding flavors to a medication or otherwise altering taste or texture. Compounding is most routine in the case of intravenous/parenteral medication, typically by hospital pharmacists, but is also offered by privately owned compounding pharmacies and certain retail pharmacies for various forms of medication. Whether routine or rare, intravenous or oral, etc., when a given drug product is made or modified to have characteristics that are specifically prescribed for an individual patient, it is known as "traditional" compounding.
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compounding
Noun
1. the act of combining things to form a new whole
(synonym) combination, combining
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) attachment, affixation
(derivation) compound
compound
Noun
1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
(synonym) chemical compound
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) vanillin
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
(hypernym) whole
3. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
(hypernym) enclosure
Verb
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
(synonym) intensify, heighten, deepen
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) heat up, hot up, screw up
(cause) intensify, deepen
2. put or add together; "combine resources"
(synonym) combine
(hypernym) add
(hyponym) totalize, totalise
3. calculate principal and interest
(hypernym) account, calculate
4. create by mixing or combining
(hypernym) assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
(derivation) chemical compound
5. combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
(synonym) combine
(hypernym) mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
(hyponym) integrate, incorporate
Adjective
1. of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
(antonym) simple, unsubdivided
(similar) bilobate, bilobated, bilobed
(see-also) complex
(classification) botany, phytology
2. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
(similar) complex
3. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
(synonym) colonial
(similar) complex
(classification) zoology, zoological science
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compound
v.
zhoršit
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compound
Czas.
pogarszać
