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IN COMPOUNDING
DR.BHARDWAJ,
DR.SUKANTA,
DR.SATWIKA
FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS IN
COMPOUNDING
• COMPOUNDING & DISPENSING IS CONCERNED
WITH THE PREPARATION OF MEDICINES FROM
BASIC INGREDIENTS IN SMALL QUANTITIES. THE
ACCURATE & ELEGANT COMPOUNDING OF
MEDICINES REQUIRES EXPERTISE IN SEVERAL
FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS WHICH ARE
FOLLOWING :
• 1. WEIGHING, 5. MIXING,
• 2. MEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDS, 6. SIZE REDUCTION,
• 3. DISSOLUTION, 7. SIZE SEPARATION.
• 4. FILTRATION,
FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS IN
COMPOUNDING
• 1. WEIGHING:
• MOST IMPORTANT STEP UPON WHICH SUCCESS OF ALL
THESE OPERATIONS IN PHARMACY DEPENDS.
• PROPER WEIGHING DEPENDS ON A THOROUGH
KNOWLEDGE OF BALANCE, ITS PRINCIPLE, ITS CARE &
PROPER USE.
• DURING COMPOUNDING & DISPENSING OF MEDICINES,
WEIGHING IS CARRIED OUT ON A DISPENSING BALANCE. ALL
OF YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH SUCH A BALANCE.
• WHEN THE LOAD IS PLACED ON THE PANS OF THE BALANCE,
THE HORIZONTAL METAL BEAM MOVES AROUND THE
CENTRAL FULCRUM AND DEFLECTION FROM THE
HORIZONTAL IS INDICATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF A
POINTER FIXED IN THE CENTER OF THE BEAM WHICH COMES
IN THE CENTER WHEN THE WEIGHTS IN THE TWO PANS ARE
EQUALLY BALANCED.
WEIGHING IN PHARMACY
• FOLLOWING TECHNIQUE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHILE
WEIGHING THE MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS:
• PLACE THE BALANCE IN A WELL LIT AREA FREE FROM DUST
& PLACE IT OVER THE RUBBER OR THE MAKENTOSH SHEET
TO PROTECT THE BALANCE FROM CORROSION,
• ADJUST THE LEVEL OF THE BALANCE
• CLEAN THE BALANCE PANS WITH A DRY DUSTER BEFORE
USE,
• KEEP EQUAL SIZE PIECE OF CLEAN WHITE PAPER IN EACH
PAN & BALANCE THE PANS,
• PLACE THE REQUIRED WEIGHTS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE
PAN WITH THE HELP OF FORCEPS SO THAT SWEAT, DUST &
GREASE FROM HANDS MAY NOT MAKE THE WEIGHTS
INACCURATE,
• CLOSE THE DRAWER OF THE BALANCE IN ORDER TO
PREVENT SPILLAGE OF INGREDIENTS ON THE WEIGHTS
LYING IN THE DRAWER,
WEIGHING IN PHARMACY
• ADD OR REMOVE THE MEDICAMENT IN THE RIGHT HAND PAN WITH
THE HELP OF THE SPATULA UNTIL THE POINTER RETURNS TO THE
NULL POINT. REMEMBER IN PHARMACY RIGHT HAND PAN IS USED
FOR WEIGHING THE MEDICAMENTS,
• WHEN THE WEIGHING IS COMPLETED PUT THE BALANCE BEAM
AGAIN IN FIXED POSITION,
• TRANSFER THE WEIGHED INGREDIENT IN A CONTAINER OR A PIECE
OF PAPER, AS PER REQUIREMENT,
• RETURN THE WEIGHTS TO THE DRAWER WITH FORCEPS AND
CAREFULLY CLEAN THE BALANCE PAN & THE SPATULA,
• RETURN THE EXCESS LEFT OVER INGREDIENT TO THE STOCK
BOTTLE AFTER CAREFULLY READING ITS NAME ON THE LABEL.
SIMILARLY WEIGH ALL OTHER INGREDEINTS.
• WITH THE DISPENSING BALANCE PROVIDED TO YOU THE MINIMUM
WEIGHABLE QUANTITY IS 100 MG.
MEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDS
2. MEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDS IS GENRALLY DONE WITH THE
HELP OF VARIOUS CYLINDRICAL OR CONICAL MEASURES
PROVIDED TO YOU. BUT THE CONICAL MEASURES ARE
PREFERRED BECAUSE IT IS EASY
- TO FILL THEM WITHOUT SPILLAGE,
- TO DRAIN OUT WHOLE LIQUID,
- TO RINSE OUT THE RESIDUE AFTER DRAINING OUT LIQUIDS
ESPECIALLY, VISCOUS LIQUIDS AND
- ALSO EASY TO CLEAN THEM AS COMPARED TO
CYLINDRICAL MEASURES.
• LEGIBLE
• CAUTIONARY INSTRUCTIONS:
• 1. NOT TO BE TAKEN OR SWALLOWED: IT HAS TO
BE APPLIED FOR ALL THOSE PREPARATIONS
WHICH ARE MEANT ‘FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY’
BUT NOT TO BE TAKEN ORALLY. FOR EXAMPLE:
• - ‘FOR RECTAL USE ONLY’ FOR RECTAL
PREPARATIONS,
• -’FOR VAGINAL USE ONLY’ FOR VAGINAL
PREPARATIONS,
• - ‘FOR NASAL USE ONLY’ FOR NASAL
PREPARATIONS
LABELLING OF DISPENSED MEDICINES
• 2. DROWSINESS WARNING:
• 6. CAUTIONS IN USE:
THANK YOU !