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• PCAC to discuss 503A bulks list substances

  FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee has announced that it will hold two meetings (!) between now and year-end to consider recommending several bulk drug substances to the 503A Bulks List.  read more →

• Next APC regional meeting: Seattle

  The latest of APC’s new regional meetings — CompoundED UpDATE — is coming to the Seattle area October 3. read more →

• Don’t skip EduCon’s final (fantastic) session(s)

  The final session of this year’s EduCon is coming up in just a few weeks, and it’s a special double helping of legal goodness. read more →

• Welcome, new PFMs!

  We’ve added 31 Pharmacy-Facility Members since February! read more →

• Let’s talk about that Lilly announcement

  There’s been plenty of coverage of Eli Lilly’s announcement this week that it will sell vials of Zepbound directly to consumers at a discount. But the company seems to have left out a few important caveats. read more →

• Our response to the op-ed in The Hill

  The Hill published an editorial by Dr. Kenneth McCall titled “Fake, unsafe weight-loss drugs are a worsening public health dilemma” in which he makes unfounded claims about pharmacy compounding. Here’s the response from our CEO. read more →

• The shortage ends … then what? (Find out at CCH) 

  We’ve added a new session to the Compounders on Capitol Hill lineup. Don’t miss the discussion of what’s on many a compounder’s (and regulators’ … and reporters’...) mind. read more →

• A new bronze corporate patron

  A big welcome to Ro, APC’s newest tier-level corporate patron! read more →

More News

PBMs have notoriously been a black box of pricing, but that’s starting to change. Join attorneys Payal Amin, PharmD, and A.J. Barbarito as they explain what states and the feds are doing to break through that wall of secrecy.

“State and Federal Regulation of PBMs – Legislative and Regulatory Efforts to Open the Black Box of PBMs” is NEXT TUESDAY, December 8, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm EST. It’s worth an hour of CE credit, and a mere $55 for APC pharmacist members; $30 for technicians or students.

Learn about recent legislative action by states to regulate PBM practices like audits, DIR fees, patient steering, and MAC reimbursement — and maybe get some ideas for your own state. And of course they’ll cover the big SCOTUS case, PCMA v. Rutledge.

Get the details and sign up today: https://a4pc.org/blackbox.