Compounding Medicine LAUREN PRUETT

Compounding  Making all the medicines  Many benefits  Allergies  Vegan  Customized Preferences  Natural

Nature’s Pharmacy  Mentor- Bill Cheek, RPh  Nature’s Pharmacy- Natural Medicines and Prescription Compounding  2 pharmacists- Bill Cheek, RPh and Mike Rogers,PharmD

My project  Spent 13 hours at the pharmacy learning basic compounding techniques  Learned to make  Capsules  Lotions and Creams  Oral Supplements  Suppositories

Making capsules  Formula Sheet  Gather all of the ingredients  Measure the ingredients on an electric scale  Mix all of the ingredients together with mortar and pestle  Load the capsule maker  Fill the capsule maker with the powder  Attach the “pants to the shirt”  Lock the capsules

Making capsules Formula SheetCreate a log

Making Capsules Measure out the correct amount of each powder Mix powders with mortar and pestle

Making capsules Loading the capsule machine

Making Capsules Evenly spread the powder into the capsules

Making Capsules Attach the bottom of the capsules to the top and lock them.

Making Lotions and Creams

Making Oral Suspensions

Making Suppositories