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- 2. date (BUD) The last recommended date for administration is provided by a compounding facility
- 3. ratio Switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
- 4. system A system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup
- 9. time (similar to international time) a measure of time based on a 24-hour clock in which midnight is 000, noon is 1200, and the minute before midnight is 2359; also referred to as 24-hour time
- 10. Alternate method Method of calculating the proportions of two different substances to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration of the active ingredient
- 13. volume (PV) The amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution; is equal to the difference between the total volume (tv) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv)
- 14. zero A zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is represented by a decimal value
- 17. gravity The ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are at the same temperature at sea level
- 19. ratios Two ratios that have the same value; for example, ½ and 4/8
- 20. volume The volume that a diluent takes up in the whole
- 23. solution Dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
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- 1. A comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
- 5. The ability to maintain a drug’s potency and integrity in its compounded form
- 6. An abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution
- 7. A comparison of numeric values
- 8. strength The portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product
- 11. system of measurement (also known as the British Imperial System) a system of measurements used historically across the British Empire with inches, feet, yards, furlongs, and miles, as well as fathoms and nautical miles, fluid ounces, grams, pints, quarts, and gallons; grains, pounds, stones, and tons
- 12. (used as a verb) the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients; (used as a noun) the resulting prepared product, which can be sterile or nonsterile
- 15. (gr) A small dry-weight unit of measurement in the apothecary system (e.g., 5 grains [5 gr] of aspirin are equivalent to approximately 325 mg)
- 16. numeral system A mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters
- 18. system of measurement A measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units: meter, gram, and liter
- 21. A number that represents a chemical element’s capacity to combine with others to form a molecule of a stable new compound, based on the number and activity of the exterior electrons
- 22. volume (tv) The full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution