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What is compounded medication?

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Compounded medications (also known as extemporaneous) are custom-made by a pharmacist for a unique requirement, for example, customising the strength, altering its form to make it easier to ingest, or adding flavour to make it more palatable.

The intent of compounding is to meet an individual's clinical needs where a commercially manufactured medicine is not suitable.

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