A pharmacist in your area specializes in mixing unique combinations of certain medicines and ingredients, which treat specific afflictions. His patients are often those who have several different issues, or for whom a traditional, off-the-shelf medication simply doesn't work. What role is this pharmacist working in?

A compounding pharmacist prepares customized medicines by combining ingredients to meet a patient’s specific needs. This is useful when someone needs a unique formulation or a standard, commercially available medicine is not suitable. The pharmacist is working as a compounding pharmacist.

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