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Practice Compounding Prescription - Suspension
 
William B. Hanson
1205 Edgewood Lane
2/15/20XX
Diltiazem Oral Suspension
10 mg/mL
Dispense: 100 mL
Sig: 5 mL PO QD
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Harold L. Green
2-G Medical Arts Building
Additional Information:
  • Calculate and prepare suspension using the Exact Method
    (do not calculate for excess)
  • Base calculations on the preparation of exactly 100 mL
  • The average weight of a Diltiazem 120 mg tablet is 180 mg
Total Volume Measurement: mL

Procedure:

  1. Crush diltiazem tablets into a fine powder using a glass mortar and pestle and the process of

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  2. Weigh g of crushed diltiazem powder. Appropriately dispose of the excess powder.
     
         

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  3. Add the diltiazem crushed tablet powder to the glass mortar.

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  4. Measure mL of (commercial suspending agent) in a graduated conical.
     
         

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  5. wet the crushed tablet powder in the mortar using amounts of the commercial suspending agent, triturating until a smooth paste is formed.

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  6. Geometrically add the remaining commercial suspending agent. Triturate after each addition until uniform.

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  7. Pour the contents of the mortar into a amber oval prescription bottle.

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  8. Measure mL of (commercial vehicle/flavoring agent) in a graduated conical.
     
         

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  9. Rinse out the drug remaining in the mortar by adding approximately 5 mL of commercial vehicle/flavoring agent to the mortar, triturating, and then pour the rinsing into the prescription bottle.

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  10. Repeat the rinsing process until the drug is completely removed from the mortar. **Rinse at least 2 - 3 times.

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  11. Check the prescription bottle and q.s. to 100 mL with

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  12. Cap bottle and shake vigorously.

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  13. Label & Dispense.

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