The Art, Science and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding is a ready reference for practitioners who already compound pharmaceuticals or want to enter the compounding market. It also prepares students to enter the profession armed with the knowledge to: care for the terminally ill; prepare palatable, flavoured medications for paediatric patients; meet the special medication needs of geriatric patients; enter the field of veterinary compounding; and participate in the megatrend market of the millennium: home health care.