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A Brief History of Compound Pharmacy

Posted on: May 15th, 2014 by Jeffarteaga

At one time, nearly all prescriptions were compounded. With the advent of mass drug manufacturing in the 1950s and ’60s compounding rapidly declined. The pharmacist’s role as a preparer of medications quickly changed to that of a dispenser of manufactured dosage forms, and most pharmacists no longer were trained to compound medications. However, the “one-size-fits-all” nature of many mass-produced medications meant that some patients’ needs were not being met.

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