Topical pharmaceutical compounds and methods
View Patent ↗Methods to enable a visual check on the mixing proper pharmaceutical compounding kits. The methods include providing a kit with a colored inactive to be added to the mixture. When the mixture is uniform or resembles a predetermined color, the mixture is assumed to be properly mixed.
1. A method comprising:
providing a kit comprising:
a mixing container;
a colored inactive;
a first active ingredient located in a first active ingredient container; and
an inactive ingredient located in an inactive ingredient container;
placing the first active ingredient, the colored inactive, and the inactive ingredient in the mixing container; and
mixing the first active ingredient, the colored inactive, and the inactive ingredient in the mixing container;
wherein the first active ingredient is a drug.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixing is done until a substantially uniform color is obtained.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the kit further comprises instructions, and the instructions comprise a finish color; and the mixing is done until contents of the mixing container resemble the finish color.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein both the first active ingredient and the colored inactive is powdered form.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the colored inactive is a color that is different than the first active ingredient and the inactive ingredient.
6. A method comprising:
providing a kit comprising:
a colored inactive;
a first active ingredient located in a first active ingredient container; and
an inactive ingredient located in an inactive ingredient container placing the first active ingredient and the colored inactive in the inactive ingredient container;
mixing the first active ingredient the colored inactive and the inactive ingredient in the inactive ingredient container;
wherein the first active ingredient is a drug.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the mixing is done until contents of the inactive ingredient container are uniform.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the kit further comprises instructions and the instructions comprise a finish color; and the mixing is done until contents of the mixing container resemble the finish color.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein both the first active ingredient and the colored inactive is powdered form.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the colored inactive is a color that is different than the first active ingredient and the inactive ingredient.
11. A method comprising:
providing a kit comprising:
a colored inactive;
a first active ingredient, wherein the first active ingredient is a drug; and
an inactive ingredient; and
mixing the colored inactive, the first active ingredient and the inactive ingredient in a container until contents of the container appear uniform.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the kit further comprises instructions and the instructions comprise a finish color; and the mixing is done until contents of the mixing container resemble the finish color.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein both the first active ingredient and the colored inactive is powdered form.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the colored inactive is a color that is different than the first active ingredient and the inactive ingredient.