compounding pharmacy

noun

A pharmacy in which therapeutic drugs are created in small batches, generally when the patient needs a formulation which is not readily available from manufactured drugs.

Meanings

nouncompounding pharmacy (plural compounding pharmacies)

plural compounding pharmacies

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUSA pharmacy in which therapeutic drugs are created in small batches, generally when the patient needs a formulation which is not readily available from manufactured drugs.
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