503B Compounding Pharmacy

Mark Jordan, PharmD, who is director of pharmacy at Yuma Regional Medical Center discusses the importance of automation.

Mark Jordan, PharmD, who is director of pharmacy at Yuma Regional Medical Center discusses the important issue of medication safety in pharmacy.

Clindamycin injection in saline will use Baxter’s GALAXY container technology, a non-PVC and non-DEHP system that enables premixed medicines to have a longer shelf life when stored at room temperature.

Automation and technology have facilitated bar code dispensing.

TPN compounding machines can help reduce potential disensing errors.

ASHP today announced the launch of ASHP Consulting, a new healthcare consulting service providing expert advice on a wide variety of pharmacy practices.

Exponential technology, which refers to technology that is doubling in power and speed each year despite a continuous drop in price.

The FDA has created a new proposed rule that adds 6 bulk drug substances to an existing list of substances that can be used in compounding. It has also proposed the removal of 4 other bulk drug substances from the list.

Often-missed requirements for the community pharmacy manager

Timesaving is key, as pharmacists are routinely being asked to do more with less in the hospital setting.

The Director of Pharmacy Services at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, chats with Pharmacy Times adding another layer of safety to compound parental nutrition doses.

Ready-to-use products don't involve human contact, giving them an advantage over other options in terms of safety and efficiency

Health-system pharmacies can regulate cost-effective and efficient operations for parenteral nutrition compounding practices. Laura Mark, MS, PharmD, FASHP, led a tech talk at the Baxter Booth at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting to discuss parenteral nutrition compounding practices.

Sterile compounding is very important for pharmacies.

Mark Barricklow, RPh, discusses the challenges associated with centralized compounding parenteral nutrition.

​Fred Massoomi, PharmD, discusses compounding options.

A high throughput robot, Equashield Pro will be introduced in December at American Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP) Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas.

The pharmacy technician profession is continuously evolving, with increases in medication safety standards bringing about changes in technician requirements.

The FDA has issued draft guidance for compounders outlining insanitary conditions that put patients at risk for harm.

Hazardous drug contamination is an issue of vital importance for specialty pharmacists.

Two compounding pharmacists from Alabama will spend a year in prison for distributing tainted drugs.

A recent series of initiatives from both the public and private sector suggest a shared goal of reducing errors and increasing patient safety in drug compounding.

New pharmacy school graduates seeking licensing in New York State (NYS) will soon take the NYS Wet Lab.

The FDA is warning health care professionals and patients about products intended to be sterile that were compounded by Medaus Inc.

The FDA has entered a permanent injunction against Paul W. Franck, who allegedly manufactured and distributed products that violated the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

The FDA has issued 3 draft guidance documents that clarify how it intends to enforce the prescription requirement for drugs compounded by health-system pharmacies.

It turns out Reliable Drug Pharmacy's products may not be so reliable after all.

A Texas compounding pharmacy called Pharmacy Solutions will pay $85,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit.

If you're a retail pharmacist or pharmacy technician, you've likely experienced issues with getting compounded prescription drug claims paid.

Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is voluntarily recalling all of its unexpired lots of sterile compounded products, including injectable medications, eye drops, sterile solutions, and eye ointments, out of concern for sterility assurance.