Over the past few weeks, the FDA has devoted lots of attention to compounding pharmacies, issuing two new guidance documents pertaining to their fundamental scope, a guidance document regarding ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Pharmacy will create a task force to look at how compounding pharmacies operate. Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies that mix and tailor their own drugs for ...

When you have to go on a medication, your doctor will probably prescribe a premade one that's FDA-approved. But sometimes, they may want you to go on a compounded medicine that's specifically made for ...

Compounding pharmacies can offer a life-saving medicine to patients who may not be able to take standard medication, but the industry is in the midst of challenges because of rules and regulations ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and INDIANAPOLIS – A Purdue-related startup is developing the first USP 797 certified, virtual pharmacy cleanroom laboratory for students and other industry professionals to gain ...

Increasing competition and decreasing reimbursement for services provided are driving healthcare organizations to seek innovative value-based, patient-safety focused solutions. Hospitals and ...

In response to national tragedies surrounding compounded sterile medications and acute awareness of the danger of handling hazardous drugs (e.g. chemo); new regulatory standards are being set forth ...

The division of pharmacy at this institution provides sterile compounding training to employees, including a 20-hour didactic training course to all pharmacists and a 40- hour didactic course to ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fagron North America, a leading supplier of compounded medications to hospital pharmacies and patients, will open one of the largest 503B human drug outsourcing facilities in ...

The Florida Board of Pharmacy rules allow pharmacies to engage in office-use compounding. Rule 64B16-27.700, FAC. This allows pharmacies to compound drugs for physicians to use in treating their ...

In early 2024, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported a record 323 active drug shortages, many affecting sterile injectable medications. This situation was exacerbated later ...