Compounding Techniques: Nonsterile Oral Dosage Forms

Compounded nonsterile preparations encompass many different oral dosage forms, including capsules, tablets, suspensions, solutions, and lozenges. These dosage forms play essential roles in the pharmaceutical care of patients, including enhancing medication adherence, flavoring, and protecting compounding ingredients from deterioration. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who compound oral medications should be well-versed in compounding standards and skilled in the techniques needed to prepare medications that are effective, safe, and of high quality. This continuing education program will review the importance of oral dosage forms, discuss United States Pharmacopeia standards pertaining to these dosage forms, and review techniques related to the preparation of capsules, tablets, solutions, suspensions, and lozenges.