Community pharmacy compounding–impact on professional status

Abstract

Compounding has emerged as a specialised area of pharmacy practice in Australia and the United States, and when practiced as a patient centred activity may be a strategy for reprofessionalisation. The extension of compounding beyond mere supply and distribution of a pharmaceutical product to become a platform for development of collaborative professional relationships may also lead to enhanced professional status of pharmacists.

Pharmaceutical compounding: Recent advances, lessons learned and future perspectives

“…The role of traditional compounding has declined due to the availability of mass-manufactured medicines but over the past years specialized compounding is increasingly offered from pharmacies [16]. This "rebirth" of compounding to each specialized form (i.e., a medicine designed especially for an individual patient) added value to the pharmacist's scientific identification.…”

“…Moreover, the economic value and the added-value of compounding and commercial pharmaceuticals cost savings associated strongly with compounded medications [18]. Pharmaceutical compounding also plays a key role in pharmacistpatient communication and affecting their professional status [16,19]. The reprofessionalisation strategy of the pharmacists in the competitive area of our society could also be based on pharmaceutical compounding and on the development of strong relationships with patients [16].…”

Analysis of individually prepared medicines prescription in community pharmacy

“…Absolute absence of preparing IPMs in the current situation of constantly growing numbers of allergies and diseases occurring in unusual situations and age of the patients would make it impossible to manage their treatment on sufficiently individual basis. It is therefore necessary not only to keep, but also to develop, this ultimately specific patient's care, using yet more sophisticated and modern equipment and knowledge of pharmacists skilled in preparing of IPMs (Giam et al, 2011). …”

“…The process of preparation of IPMs in a pharmacy has always included attributes of a special relationship among all -physician, pharmacist and patient. It represents more pronounced relationship among all present parties with all positive and negative consequences (Giam et al, 2011). Prescribing IPMs may have significantly positive psychological influence in some patients who show markedly increased compliance to the pharmacotherapy if they know that it has been prescribed specially for them (Fürtig et al, 1986, Lehocká et al, 2012.…”

Opinion and Expectation of Pharmacists on Providing Extemporaneous Compounding in Jogjakarta and Central Java Provinces, Indonesia

“…Compounding has emerged as a specialized area of pharmacy practice [4]. As a speciality practice based on a patient-centered approach, compounding, was increasingly provided in Australia and the United States [4,5]. In the USA, approximately 3500 compounding pharmacies provided advanced compounding services that may include reformulation, alternative dosages and new packaging [6].…”