The compounding pharmacist: a home care and hospice partner.

Home Healthc Nurse

Triangle Compounding Pharmacy, 311 D Ashville Avenue, Cary, NC 27511, USA.

Published: June 2002

Home care and hospice nurses see difficult medical problems requiring individualized treatment and medication strategies. This article provides the basics of how a specialized type of pharmacy practice--the compounding pharmacy--can become invaluable to your care team.

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