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AHS Core Compounding Chronicles newsletter
from AHS Technical Practice
Compounding & Repackaging Portal (AHS)
AHS Pharmacy Services centralized and standardized resource for management of all recipes & worksheets and intake portal for related changes.
Compound Sterile Products (CSPs) database (AHS)
Oral/Enteral Administration of Partial Nifedipine Doses from Capsules
Province wide syringe procedure - Updated November 2023
Technical Practice Resources on Insite
Links to practice resources including non-sterile and sterile compounding

Formulary of Extemporaneous Oral Liquid Medications
from Gateway Pediatric Pharmacy Group (undated) at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Click on the grey "Formulary of Extemporaneous Oral Liquid Medications" bar to download the most recent version.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC)
AHS Drug Information can provided articles upon request.
Medisca Sample Compounding Formulas
Freely available recipes from Medisca.
• Drug Information has a subscription to Medisca's subscription-only formula databank, including the BUD Databank.
Contact AHS Drug Information for access to recipes.
Nationwide Children's Compounding Formulas
Neofax / Pediatrics in Micromedex
some monographs contain compounding instructions
Perrigo Pharmaceutical Compounding
Contains previous issues of "Secundum Artem" newsletter; bibliography of select stability studies for extemporaneous products, and link to information service for Perrigo products, e.g. Ora-Plus, Ora-Blend, etc
Standard Formulations – Michigan Pharmacists Association
state-wide initiative to standardize the compounding of oral liquids in pediatrics

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Some monographs contain compounding instructions.

Compounding Sterile Preparations, 5th ed. (2023) by Forrey, Amerine, Yaniv & ASHP
This new edition will contain the most updated guidance for compounding sterile preparations. This resource would be considered an essential resource to help individuals learn more about and comply with the standards related to sterile compounding.
Extemporaneous Formulations for Pediatric, Geriatric, and Special Needs Patients, 4th ed. (2022) by Jew, and others
The go-to guide for treating patients who require medications that are not commercially available in appropriate forms or dosages for pediatric, geriatric, or special needs. Provides evidence-based formulation in easy-to-follow “recipes” for 312 formulations.
Extemporaneous Ophthalmic Preparations (2020) by Alghamdi
This book contains the most appropriate formulation of each medication based on published and documented stability data. Extemporaneous Ophthalmic Preparations is the first book of its kind, making it a unique and valuable companion for many physicians and pharmacy practitioners who are frequently engaged in the compounding of sterile ophthalmic preparation.
Pharmacy Calculations: An Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians, 2nd ed. (2021) by Rewald, Lorang & Schramm
This guide provides students with the pharmacy basics necessary for correctly interpreting prescriptions and drug orders, and performing dosing calculations that technicians face every day.