A drug preparation is made when a dosage or form (e.g. syrup, capsule) is not available, when the appearance or taste of a drug is not accepted by a patient, when a patient has an allergy to one of the ingredients contained in a commercial drug, or when a product is not yet marketed in Canada or is temporarily unavailable in Canada. A non-sterile compound is packaged in a clean, controlled environment for topical, oral, vaginal or rectal use.