PHEX 545 Compounding
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

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PHEX 545 Compounding Syllabus Information

This compounding rotation (two or three credit) provides an opportunity to extemporaneously compound prescriptions in a community setting, along with the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care to ambulatory patients with a variety of health care problems. This experience focuses on extemporaneous compounding and the use of compounded prescriptions in delivering pharmaceutical care. Some available rotation sites are veterinary clinics.

Prerequisites are the successful completion of Phase III (PHPC 570, PHPC 571) of the Experiential Learning Program and Pharmaceutics (PHAR 535).  Students who have completed the third year of the PharmD program typically meet the prerequisite requirements of PHEX 545.

Click here for the syllabus.  The following forms are used in this rotation:
Appendix A: Evaluation of Student Ability to Extemporaneously Compound
Appendix B: PHEX 545 Compounding: Evaluation of Student Ability to Extemporaneously Compound
Appendix C: Evaluation of Narratives describing Patient Circumstances
Appendix D: Professionalism and Behavior
Appendix E: Final Grade Calculation in PHEX 545 Compounding

Click here for the Experiential Learning Program web site.

Current PHEX 545 preceptors are:
Joseph “Jay” Dorsch (Voshell’s Pharmacy, Baltimore)
Scott Kuperman (Neighborcare, Columbia)
Dave Liebman (Kayes Aid Pharmacy, Baltimore)
Maureen Perry (Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA)
     NOTE: This pharmacy at VMRCVM specializes in veterinary medicine.
Janine Sadek and Jake Raitt (Vetcentric, Annapolis)
    NOTE: Vetcentric pharmacy specializes in veterinary medicine.
Tom Wilson (Cape Apothecary, Annapolis)

Pharmacists who wish to be considered as PHEX 545 preceptors need to submit a completed Questions for the Qualification of Pharmacy Preceptors for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) PHEX 545 Compounding.

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