Table 5 Compounded Products and Services Provided by Compounding Pharmacies
From: Prevalence, determinants, and characteristics of extemporaneous compounding in Jordanian pharmacies
Parameter | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Specialty of Compounding Prescriber (N = 223)a | |
Dermatology | 219 (98.2) |
Pediatrics | 41 (18.4) |
ENT | 24 (10.8) |
Gastroenterology | 24 (10.8) |
Radiology | 11 (4.9) |
Other | 37 (16.6) |
Compounded Dosage Forms (N = 223)a | |
Tablets | 0 |
Capsules | 0 |
Suppository | 1 (0.4) |
Ointment | 204 (91.5) |
Cream | 222 (99.6) |
Solution | 52(23.3) |
Suspension | 10 (4.5) |
Syrup | 2 (0.9) |
Paste | 9 (4) |
Powder | 3 (1.3) |
Compounded Sterile Products (N = 223) | |
Yes | 5 (2.2) |
No | 218 (97.8) |
Types of Compounded Sterile Products (N = 223) | |
Eye Drops | 3 (1.3) |
Electrolytes | 1 (0.4) |
Total Parenteral Nutrition | 2 (0.9) |
Chemotherapy | 2 (0.9) |
Equipment and Tools Used for Compounding Availability (N = 431)a | |
Mortars | 214 (49.7) |
Pestles | 213 (49.4) |
Capsule Machines | 1 (0.2) |
Ointment Mill | 14 (3.2) |
Tablet Machines | 0 |
Suppositories Molds | 7 (1.6) |
Beaker | 131 (30.4) |
Funnel | 125 (29) |
Spatula | 213 (49.4) |
Scale | 188 (43.6) |
Flask | 118 (27.4) |
Water Bath | 31 (7.2) |
Measuring Cylinder | 114 (26.5) |
Glass Rod | 137 (31.8) |
Ointment Slab | 60 (13.9) |
Sources for protocols of Compounded Medications (N = 223)a | |
Published Literature | 5 (2.2) |
USP | 9 (4) |
BP | 25 (11.2) |
Self-Reports | 100 (44.8) |
Other Pharmacies or Hospitals | 11 (4.9) |
Prescriber/Physician | 210 (94.2) |
Provision of Expiration Date on Compounded Medications (N = 431) | |
Yes | 156 (70) |
No | 67 (30) |
Sources for Estimation of Expiration Date for Compounded Medication (N = 223)a | |
Published Literature | 8 (3.6) |
USP | 6 (2.7) |
BP | 16 (7.2) |
Self-Reports | 129 (57.8) |
Other Pharmacies or Hospitals | 7 (3.1) |
Prescriber/Physician | 119 (53.4) |
Label Provided on Compounded Medication (N = 223) | |
Yes | 217 (97.3) |
No | 6 (2.7) |
References for Information Provided on the Label of Compounded Medication (N = 223) | |
Published Literature | 0 |
USP | 36 (16.1) |
BP | 11 (4.9) |
Pharmacist’s Experience | 149 (66.8) |
Prescriber/Physician | 146 (65.5) |
Records for Compounded Medications (N = 431) | |
Yes | 54 (24.2) |
No | 377 (75.8) |
Type of Record/Log-book (N = 54) | |
Electronic | 20 (37) |
Hand-written | 34 (63) |
esting of Quality of Compounded Medications (N = 223) | 0 |
Most Frequently Used Expiration Date, Weeks (N = 223) | 4 (0.9) |