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• CALL TO ACTION: Tell FDA to deny drugmakers’ request

  Drugmakers are urging FDA to prohibit compounded GLP-1s. FDA needs to hear from you and your patients NOW! read more →

• APC to FDA: Just say no to Lilly

  This week APC's lawyers sent a formal comment to the FDA about Eli Lilly’s request that tirzepatide be added to the Demonstrably Difficult to Compound list. read more →

• California BOP sends proposed compounding regs to comment period

  The California State Board of Pharmacy decided to move the modified proposed sterile compounding regulations forward to a 30-day comment period. read more →

• Checking in on the post-Chevron fallout

  What’s happened in the world of federal regulation since the end of Chevron? read more →

• Hi, Noom!

  Welcome to our newest Bronze-level Corporate Patron, Noom! read more →

• PFMs can get 2.5% credit card processing

  A new benefit for APC’s Pharmacy/Facility Members: They may be able to cut their credit card processing fees to just 2.5% – 2.8%. read more →

• Phoenix compounders, rise!

  The latest of APC’s new regional meetings — CompoundED UpDATE — is coming to the Phoenix area December 5. read more →

• APC election results: directors and bylaws

  See the results of APC's elections, including four new directors and several changes to our bylaws. read more →

More News

We’ve been busy this week on the state regulatory front, submitting comments on bills in Illinois and Maryland and sending our new statement on peptide compounding to all state boards of pharmacy. Here’s the lowdown:

• ​​Illinois HB 5517 would require both 503A compounding pharmacies and 503B outsourcing facilities to register as a pharmaceutical marketing firm and provide a list of all employees who are sales representatives. Our comments assert that the bill is an invasion of privacy, imposes an unnecessary hardship to pharmacies and outsourcing facilities, and will not decrease the cost of medications dispensed by pharmacies or outsourcing facilities.
• Maryland HB 1099 was intended to allow veterinarians and veterinary technicians to compound medications, but the bill has now been withdrawn. APC’s comments outline the numerous conflicts with compounding regulations and best practices that the bill language presented.
• We also sent a memo to all 50 state boards of pharmacy sharing our newly published public statement “Understanding Law and Regulation Governing the Compounding of Peptide Products.” The goal in sharing the statement is to provide accurate information for board members, investigators, and licensees.