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- * Results showed that 52% of compounding pharmacies use torsion balances, while 68.3% of respondents engage in compounding prescriptions, highlighting the ongoing relevance of torsion balances in pharmacy practice.
- * A majority of pharmacists (65.6%) expressed support for teaching torsion balance techniques, suggesting that pharmacy schools should continue to include this instruction in their curriculum.
Article Abstract
To determine the types of balances used in compounding pharmacies: torsion or digital. A survey was mailed to the pharmacist-in-charge at 698 pharmacies, representing 47% of the pharmacies in Missouri as of July 2013. The pharmacies were randomly selected and stratified by region into eight regions to ensure a representative sample. Information was gathered regarding the type and use of balances and pharmacists' perspectives on the need to teach torsion balance technique to pharmacy students. The response rate for the survey was 53.3%. Out of the total responses received, those pharmacies having a torsion balance, digital balance or both were 46.8%, 27.4% and 11.8%, respectively. About 68.3% of respondents compound prescriptions. The study showed that 52% of compounding pharmacies use torsion balances in their practice. Of those with a balance in their pharmacy, 65.6% favored continuation of torsion balance instruction. Digital balances have become increasingly popular and have replaced torsion balances in some pharmacies, especially those that compound a significant number of prescriptions. The results of this study indicate that torsion balances remain integral to compounding practice. Therefore, students should continue being taught torsion balance technique at the college.
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