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The purpose of this general chapter is to provide general information to assist pharmacists and support personnel in performing the necessary calculations for compounding and dispensing medications. This general chapter is not inclusive of all the information necessary for performing pharmaceutical calculations. For additional information regarding pharmaceutical calculations, consult a pharmaceutical calculations textbook. For additional information on pharmaceutical compounding and drug stability, see Pharmaceutical Compounding—Nonsterile Preparations 〈795〉, Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations 〈797〉, Packaging and Storage Requirements 〈659〉, Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical Compounding 〈1163〉, and Stability Considerations in Dispensing Practice 〈1191〉.