Handbook of Extemporaneous Preparation ─ A Guide to Pharmaceutical Compounding

Handbook of Extemporaneous Preparation is a comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to good practice in extemporaneous compunding. It incorporates the key findings and outputs from the UK National Advisory Board study, including advice on purchasing unlicensed medicines. It will be adopted as the standard for extemporaneous dispensing for NHS patients. Although the standards set out in this book are primarily written for implementation in NHS hospitals, the priciples should be equally applied across the profession internationally.

Compounding of pharmaceutical formulations remains a core skill of pharmacists and is taught at undergraduate level. Written by experts in the field with input from the UK NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Committee, this book will be an invaluable reference for any clinical or procurement pharmacist, pharmacy technician or student involved with extemporaneous preparation.

Mark Jackson is Deputy Director, QCNW/Head of QA/QC, Liverpool Pharmacy Practice Unit, Liverpool, UK.
Andrew Lowey is Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK.