International journal of pharmaceutical compounding
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Despite the numerous industrially manufactured medicines available in the market, extemporaneously prepared drugs still have their niche among the services offered by the pharmacies. The physicians prescribe extemporaneously prepared drugs for special patient groups that require custom approach. Therefore, physicians' knowledge about extemporaneously prepared drugs and experience in prescribing them is the main precondition for satisfying patients' needs. ⋯ Otorhinolaryngologists most commonly prescribed nasal drops and semi-solid dosage forms. Pediatricians, as well as general practitioners and otorhinolaryngologists, favored nasal drops. To find out the opinion of general practitioners, dermatovenereologists, otorhinolaryngologists, and pediatricians on extemporaneously prepared drugs and the factors that hinder or facilitate their prescription, an extension of the study is planned that will include partially structured, in-depth, qualitative interviews.