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What is the difference between a doctor and a compounder?

Question #103649. Asked by armindasantana.
Last updated May 15 2021.

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A compounder is a pharmacist that compounds their own medications - they can not prescribe them. The script must still be provided by the doctor.

The single most distinguishing feature of compounding is the specific relationship that is required between the Patient, Physician and the Pharmacist. Compounding is achieved through this essential triad relationship. The physician first prescribes the medication, then the pharmacist takes the necessary ingredients, compounds them, and dispenses the medicine to the patient after a thorough consultation.

link https://www.lexico.com/definition/compounder


Response last updated by gtho4 on May 15 2021.
Mar 08 2009, 6:53 AM
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A customized medication is prepared by a pharmacist (compounder) according to a doctor's specifications to meet an individual patient need. In other words, the Doc prescribes and the pharmacist/compounder prepares the meds.
link https://www.lakesidepharmacy.ca/pharmacy-services/compounding

A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury. This is accomplished through a detailed knowledge of anatomy, physiology, diseases and treatment — the science of medicine — and its applied practice — the art or craft of medicine.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician#Education_and_training

Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription and dispense the medication to the patient and counsel them on the proper use and adverse effects of that medication. In this role, pharmacists ensure the safe and effective use of medications.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacist

Incidentally, there is such a thing as a Doctorate in Pharmacy: A Doctor of Pharmacy is a doctorate first professional degree given to a person who has completed the highest level of academic study in the field of pharmacy.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Pharmacy


Response last updated by gtho4 on May 15 2021.
Mar 08 2009, 10:34 AM
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