compounder
- noun
- /ˈkɒmpaʊndər/
- Specialized
- The compounder carefully mixed the ingredients to ensure the medicine was effective and safe.
Examples
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Would the VALID Act greatly affect what you do as a compounder?
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Like a box of paints that are mixed to make every sheet, they either combine to make a chemical compounder stand alone as they are.
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In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a portion of a law that prohibited compounders from advertising their products under free speech concerns.
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The complaints were investigated by the Board of Registration in Pharmacy, which inspected the compounder and worked with it to improve practices, the paper added.
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According to The Huffington Post, the FDA is, in fact, required to regulate the ingredients and their suppliers, but not the compounders, which are subject to a patchwork of state oversight.
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As a skilled compounder, she was responsible for creating customized medications for patients.
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In her role as a compounder, he prepared various chemical solutions for the pharmacy.
Synonyms
A person who makes and gives out medicines and tells people how to use them
A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy
A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy
A scientist who studies and creates medicines to treat illnesses
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Compounder comes from the word compound, which means 'to put together' or 'mix'. So a compounder is someone who carefully mixes medicines or chemicals.