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MeSH Heading: Drug Compounding
Tree Number(s): E05.916.270
Unique ID: D004339
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004339
Annotation: do not confuse with DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS (prescribing is by the MD, compounding by the pharmacist or drug company)
Scope Note: The preparation, mixing, and assembly of a drug. (From Remington, The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 19th ed, p1814).
Entry Term(s): Drug Formulation; Drug Microencapsulation; Drug Preparation; Pharmaceutical Formulation
NLM Classification #: QV 779
Public MeSH Note: 2017; for DRUG FORMULATION see CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL 1998-2016
History Note: 2017; for DRUG FORMULATION use CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL 1998-2016
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/10/10

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