Formulation errors in compounding can significantly affect patient safety by leading to incorrect drug concentration, dosing errors, contamination, and inconsistent quality of compounded medications. Such errors have serious consequences, including overdose, underdose, toxicity, adverse side effects, and treatment failure. Key impacts on patient safety include: Concentration errors: These are common in compounded medications prepared for individual […]

The risks associated with using compounded medications include: Risk of contamination: Because compounding pharmacies are not regulated by the FDA to the same degree as commercial drug manufacturers, compounded drugs can be contaminated with bacteria, fungi, or other harmful substances. A notable example is the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections from a […]

A compounding pharmacy is a specialized pharmacy that creates custom medications tailored to meet the unique needs of individual patients when commercially available drugs do not suffice. This process involves preparing, mixing, and sometimes altering or combining ingredients onsite to create a medication in the dosage, form, or composition specifically requested by a healthcare provider for that […]