Objective: This study examined how undergraduate students, graduate interns and registered pharmacists perceived their competence in extemporaneous compounding.
Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using a self-administered survey and participants ranked how confident they felt about compounding certain products using a Likert's scale and free-text responses.
Key findings: Pharmacy students perceived to be as confident as the interns and pharmacists in preparing 'simple' products, such as solutions, suspensions, creams and ointments. A lack of frequent practice was related to poor confidence by all three groups.
Conclusion: Integration of theoretical, legal and ethical and patient counselling aspects in extemporaneous compounding curriculum could enhance learning and outcomes.
Keywords: competency; curriculum; education; extemporaneous compounding; pharmacy.
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