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- 2. ratio switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
- 3. system of measurement a measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units: meter, gram, and liter
- 4. date (BUD) the last recommended date for administration provided by a compounding facility Compound (used as a verb) the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients; (used as noun) the resulting prepared product, which can be sterile or nonsterile
- 6. strength the portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product
- 7. gravity he ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea level
- 9. 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
- 12. volume (tv) the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredi-ents, the solutes and diluent solution
- 13. system a system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup
- 15. 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, drams, pints, quarts, and gallons; grains, pounds, stones, and tons
- 17. numeral system a mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters rounded off simplified by adding a little to the number to the left (rounding up) or take ing a little away (rounding down)
- 19. 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 (v) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv)
- 20. (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)
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- 1. 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
- 5. ratios equivalent ratios two ratios that have the same value; for example, 1/2 and 4/8
- 6. a comparison of numeric values
- 8. solution dissolved mineral salts in a fluid equivalent
- 10. the ability to maintain a drug's potency and integrity in its compounded form
- 11. zero a zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value
- 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 co as 24-hour time
- 16. a comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
- 18. an abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution decimal any number written using a decimal point to separate whole numbers from their accompanying fractions in tenths; the whole numbers are on the left side of the point and the fractions are on the right (eg, 10.25 is equal to 10 and 25/100). diluent volume (dv) the volume that a diluent takes up in a solution