What is considered a compounded preparation?
A pharmacy’s annual fee is based on the number of prescription preparations compounded on the average day, calculated as on a five day week and average by the year (Total of compounded Rx per year / 262 days). A compounded preparation is the result of a practitioner’s prescription drug order based on a valid practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship in the course of professional practice. Compounding may be conducted as each prescription is received or in batches, in anticipation of receiving prescription orders, based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. A batch of 21 prescriptions is counted as 21 compounded preparations. Compounding of OTC products is not considered compounding under PCAB Rules and these products are not counted in calculating the fees.
