asking about extemporaneous preparations.....

[Misbah ullah]

I am a third year student.I wanted to ask that does any of the working pharmacist have to do extemporaneous preparations nowadays,as i have heard that they do not have to nowadays because of dosage form diversity?

[johnep]

Main reason is paltry fee paid for the time and trouble taken. much easier to order from specials lab and receive decent margin.
johnep

[Misbah ullah]

you mean that we can get anything we need ready made?

[bolam]

except 6 products in category E which you would only be paid basic price for and thus sending off for a rather expensive special would be foolish but I dont know how frequently these are prescribed

[hibernia]

you mean that we can get anything we need ready made?

You can always get anything, but at a price. The question is are you, or someone else, willing to pay the price?

[LeftArm]

Don't forget that the "Community pharmacy contractual framework (CPCF) funding settlement 2011/12, includes a Specials Tariff from November 2011."