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- 1. (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).
- 5. strength: The portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product.
- 6. 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.
- 11. volume (pv): The amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution; equal to the difference between the total volume (tv) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv).
- 13. ratio: Switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio.
- 15. The ability to maintain a drug’s potency and integrity in its compounded form.
- 17. zero: A zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value.
- 19. A comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes.
- 20. Numeral System: A mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters.
- 21. system: A system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup.
- 22. ratios: Two ratios that have the same value; for example, 1/2 and 4/8.
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- 2. system (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, drams, pints, quarts, and gallons; grains, pounds, stones, and tons.
- 3. volume (dv): The volume that a diluent takes up in a solution.
- 4. system: A measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units: meter, gram, and liter.
- 7. solution: Dissolved mineral salts in a fluid.
- 8. 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.
- 9. (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.
- 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.
- 12. An abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution.
- 14. time (similar to international time): A measure of time based on a 24-hour clock in which midnight is 0000, noon is 1200, and the minute before midnight is 2359; also referred to as 24-hour time.
- 16. A comparison of numeric values.
- 18. date (BUD): The last recommended date for administration provided by a compounding facility.
- 23. volume (tv): The full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes, and the diluent solution.