A pharmacist is asked to compound a drug that is commercially available in an FDA-approved form. Under what circumstance is this generally permissible?
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A
Never — compounding a commercially available drug is always prohibited
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B
Only if the patient has a documented allergy to an excipient in the commercial product
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C
Anytime the pharmacist judges compounding would benefit the patient
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D
Only when the prescriber holds a DEA license