Compounded Drug
A drug created through the combining or mixing together of 2 or more ingredients (of which at least 1 is a drug or pharmacologically active component) to create a final product in an appropriate form for dosing. This does not include drugs manipulated in accordance with the directions for use on an approved drug's labelling material.
A compounded drug, when documented in this class, is assumed not to be a coded concept in one of the standard value sets (e.g., CCDD manufactured product) bound to Drug Product.Drug Code. Otherwise, it is the Drug Product class which would be populated.
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Description | String | 1 | The free text description of a compounded drug. Generally, the relevant information, such as strength and dose, is included in the description.
Since compounded drugs are assumed not to be coded concepts in one of the standard value sets bound to Drug.Drug Code, their description is often the only available/documented source of essential information about them. |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compounded Drug | is a | Drug |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Compounded Drug. Accessed November 02, 2026.
