Glossary

The combining or mixing together of two or more ingredients (of which at least one is a drug or pharmacologically active component) to create a final product to meet the client’s unique needs when a required dosage is not available commercially or remove a non-essential ingredient from a drug to which a client is allergic. It can involve the alteration of the form and strength of commercially available products, or reformulation to allow for a novel drug delivery. Compounding does not include mixing, reconstituting, or any other manipulation that is performed in accordance with the directions for use on an approved drug's labelling material. Compounding is not within the scope of nursing practice.