Table 1 questionnaire

1. Do you know what is a galenic compound?

A drug prepared by a pharmacist, following a medical prescription, for a specific patient.

2. Which law defines the use of galenic compounds?

N. 94/1998.

3. When can a galenic compound be prescribed?

When there is a need of a form, dosage, or formulation different from the industrial product’s ones.

4. Who can prescribe a galenic preparation?

All the answers are correct (every hospital doctor, family pediatrician, doctors working in a third-level hospital).

5. Do you know which is the correct procedure to prescribe a galenic compound? If yes, describe it.

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6. What can include a galenic preparation?

An active substance described in the Pharmacopoeias of the EU Countries or authorized for an off-label use according to the law n. 648/1996.

7. How is the cost of a galenic compound in relation to the industrial product?

Inferior

8. Which is the added value of galenic compounds?

The lack on the market of an analogous form, particularly when drugs are administered through feeding devices (e.g. PEG, NGT).

9. Can the use of galenic compounds improve the caregiver’s compliance? Why?

Yes

10. Do galenic compounds have the same safety profile as the industrial product? Why?

Yes

11. Do you care for patients who are treated with galenic compounds? Do them improve or worsen the home therapy management?

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12. Are there any drug that you would like to be available as galenic preparations?

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