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January 16th 2024
Although robotics can be instrumental in assuring sterility and reducing the overall number of potential hazardous drug exposure events, certain tasks require vigilant oversight.
Pharmacy Associations Discourage Pharmacists from Preparing Lethal Injections
April 5th 2015The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists Board of Directors and the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates have issued statements discouraging pharmacists from preparing or dispensing products used for lethal injections.
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How Pharmacists' Awareness of Sterile Compounding Procedures Changed Since 2012 Meningitis Outbreak
February 27th 2015Lisa Faast, PharmD, pharmacy business specialist and member of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how pharmacists' awareness of sterile compounding procedures has changed since the 2012 meningitis outbreak.
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How Pharmacists can Use Expertise to Overcome Negative Stereotypes About Compounding
February 26th 2015Lisa Faast, PharmD, pharmacy business specialist and member of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how pharmacists can use their expertise to overcome negative stereotypes surrounding compounding.
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FDA's Compounding Advisory Committee's Effects for Compounding Pharmacists
February 25th 2015Lisa Faast, PharmD, pharmacy business specialist and member of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how the FDA's Compounding Advisory Committee will affect the daily practice of compounding pharmacists.
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Pharmacy Experts Join FDA Compounding Advisory Committee
December 16th 2014To provide further guidance on issues concerning drug compounding, the FDA today announced that experts in pharmacy, pharmaceutical compounding and manufacturing, medicine, and pharmaceutical regulation will comprise the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee.
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Pharmacy Times Asks a Burmans Pharmacist: How Are You Raising Awareness for Pharmacy Services?
November 27th 2014Vince Canzanese, RPh, director of compounding at Burmans Pharmacy, says the independent pharmacy raises awareness about its services by being involved in the Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, community.
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FDA Issues New Guidance for Compounding Facilities
November 21st 2014Expanding upon efforts to implement the federal Drug Quality and Security Act enacted 1 year ago, the FDA today released 3 policy documents that assist companies that compound sterile drugs with registering as outsourcing facilities.
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