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Drug Compounding Risks

Meaning

Drug Compounding Risks are the inherent dangers associated with the preparation of customized medications by a pharmacist, which often involves combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to meet a specific patient’s needs. In the hormonal health domain, these risks include potential variations in potency, sterility, and purity, which can lead to unpredictable therapeutic effects, adverse reactions, or patient harm. Compounded preparations, unlike FDA-approved manufactured drugs, are not subject to the same rigorous quality control and batch testing standards.