503B Compounding Pharmacy

The FDA indicated in a letter to SPAARx that future compounding legislation will omit the term "specialty pharmacy."

Urges continued distinction between prescription compounding and manufacturing

This important document outlines the responsibilities of the extemporaneous compounder.

The Specialty Pharmacy Association of America (SPAARx), the largest national association representing the broad interests of the specialty pharmacy industry, announced that it is launching a national advocacy initiative related to compounding that will be focused on pending federal and state legislation and regulation through agencies such as the FDA.

Some pharmacy operations will continue to need to outsource product compounding, but it is important that they take steps to do so safely.

Quantity of product and the training of the pharmacy professional are factors to consider in this question.

New legislation would allow the FDA to track the volume and distribution of drugs produced at compounding pharmacies, increase the transparency of compounded drugs, and institute a waiver system in times of public need.

Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, one of the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy providers, kicked off October with an in-depth look at Balanced Solutions Compounding Pharmacy.

Girl Scout cookie season brings the ideals of service and friendship to the forefront.

Maybe the drug shortage problem can be addressed by increasing the training of pharmacists to be able to compound these needed items.

With the holidays approaching, what better time to use those compounding skills to mix up a batch of delicious cookies?

The same skills that pharmacists use to measure, grind, and pour chemicals for the benefit of patients can be used to dazzle in the kitchen.

Is there an end in sight to the drug shortages that compromise patient safety? And in the mean time, what can pharmacists do?

Clinicians, regulators, and patients have an opportunity to offer input before the PCAB revises its standards and principles.