As one of several planned changes to the certification program, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has announced that certified pharmacy technicians are now required to complete one hour of…
More ›…Determine the applicable role of state boards of pharmacy in regulating the compounding of animal (non-food-producing) products and develop model regulations to amend the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model…
More ›Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released several policy documents related to compounding as part of the agency’s implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA). The documents include:…
More ›Partial or complete cease and desist orders were issued to 11 compounding pharmacies by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), with another 21 pharmacies cited for minor deficiencies. The…
More ›Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued three additional guidance documents to help compounding entities register as outsourcing facilities. The policy documents also provide guidance for complying with other provisions…
More ›With the multistate meningitis outbreak linked to unsafe compounding practices at the New England Compounding Center, state and federal lawmakers, regulators, government officials, and stakeholders, including NABP, are seeking to…
More ›US Compounding, Inc, of Conway, AR, issued a voluntary recall of all lots of sterile products aseptically compounded and packaged by the company, and that remain within expiry, because of…
More ›Stricter inspection requirements for nonresident compounding pharmacies and a clarification that distinguishes compounding from manufacturing are among the statutory changes included in House Bill 2312 currently being considered by the…
More ›…Collectively, our organizations represent over 300,000 individual pharmacy practitioners and pharmaceutical scientists, companies engaged in diverse aspects of healthcare delivery, and the nation’s pharmacy regulators and educators whose work advances…
More ›Resolution No: 112-5-16 Title: Task Force on Telepharmacy Practice Membership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, telehealth is expanding and impacting the definition and regulation of telepharmacy; and WHEREAS, advanced technologies are improving…
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