A highly concentrated formulation and method for producing a batch of a pharmaceutical formulation utilizing the same, the highly concentrated formulation containing at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) admixed with a first inactive excipient and having a first API potency to produce the a pharmaceutical formulation having a second API potency less than the first and in compliance with a predetermined regulatory pharmacopeia or formulary monograph for the produced pharmaceutical formulation, the highly concentrated formulation contained in a container labeled with the at least one API, the second inactive excipient paired for use with the highly concentrated formulation, the pharmaceutical formulation to be produced, and the amount of the pharmaceutical formulation to be produced.