Compounded sublingual semaglutide: It isn’t a copy
Published June 6, 2024
APC has created a one-pager explanation for you to share.
APC News
Correcting compounding confusion
Published June 6, 2024
APC sent a letter to the Mississippi medical board this week sharing information to help them better understand compounding and the framework in which compounding of GLP-1 drugs occurs.
Acadiana Plastics Molding joins APC as Bronze-level supporter
Published June 6, 2024
Acadiana Plastics has committed as a Bronze-level Corporate Patron, a $10,000 investment.
Calling all veterinary compounders
Published June 6, 2024
If a significant percentage of your business is veterinary compounding, we want your input.
Technicians: Don’t miss this opportunity
Published May 30, 2024
The Pharmacy Compounding Foundation is awarding up to 10 pharmacy technicians a grant valued at $495 to complete APC’s online 15-hour curriculum, The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding.
New APC issue brief on OTC compounding
Published May 30, 2024
We’ve released a new issue brief on over-the-counter compounding.
WSJ podcast features compounding and APC
Published May 30, 2024
This Wall Street Journal podcast, the second in a four-part series WSJis doing on GLP-1s, features APC CEO Scott Brunner (well, briefly).
Want to elect candidates who think like you do?
Published May 30, 2024
As good as you are as a compounding professional, the degree of your success is always dependent on how laws, regulations, and standards-setting affect your practice.
A good (shareable) word about quality
Published May 30, 2024
The first three minutes of Dr. Ross Caputo's Owner Summit session on quality represent one of the best arguments we’ve heard about how investing in quality is how you grow and protect your pharmacy business.
FDA to exercise enforcement discretion on compounded FIP treatment
Published May 17, 2024
This week, FDA announced that it does not intend to enforce new animal drug approval requirements for products compounded from GS-441524, under specific conditions.
Advocacy in ACTion
Published May 17, 2024
APC’s Scott Brunner and Savannah Cunningham attended PCCA ACT Legislative Conference this week — as did APC Board Vice President Gina Besteman and many other APC members.
Get the scoop on the hottest topics in compounding
Published May 17, 2024
EduCon’s first session is in less than two months, and you don’t want to miss it.
South Carolina allows 503B sourcing
Published May 17, 2024
Kudos to the Outsourcing Facilities Association for their work in shepherding through South Carolina HB 3592. Signed into law on Monday, it explicitly allows 503B sourcing.
A terrific tool to train the team
Published May 10, 2024
Our 15-hour virtual course is a thorough, convenient, and affordable resource for learning the ethical, legal, and regulatory framework in which compounding is done.
We’re headed for Tampa! (Oh, and Boston, too)
Published May 10, 2024
We’ll be in the Tampa/St. Pete area on June 12 for our next CompoundED UpDATE — part of a series of regional meetings made possible by a grant from PCCA. We’ll also be in Boston on June 18 for a compounder get-together.
Celltechgen is APC’s newest supporter
Published May 10, 2024
Celltechgen, a testing lab for microbe endotoxin and sterility, potency, and more, has joined APC as a Bronze-level Corporate Patron.
Meet our compounding defenders (and guardians and champions)
Published May 10, 2024
A few weeks ago, we offered you a deal. Since then, several of you have taken us up on it — so here’s a big thank you to our Package Deal investors.
Exploring career path options for technicians
Published May 10, 2024
APC’s Jen Petska is the featured guest on the latest CPhT Connect podcast, “the only weekly podcast specifically for pharmacy technicians.” Give a listen.
Journalistic malpractice
Published May 3, 2024
This piece is appalling – both the bias and error in the article itself AND that Pharmacy Times would take a swipe at a legitimate pharmacy practice like pharmacy compounding.
Let’s get together
Published May 3, 2024
APC may soon be coming to a city near you — and we’d love to meet up. We’ll be in the Tampa/St. Pete area on June 12 for our next CompoundED UpDATE — part of a series of regional meetings made possible by a grant from PCCA.
NABP gets it right in their latest report
Published May 3, 2024
Drugmakers, newsmedia, and even regulators have been wrongly conflating legitimate compounding of GLP-1s with illegal online drug sales. In their latest RogueRx Activity Report, NABP doesn’t make that mistake.
Major new study: Hormone therapy benefits outweigh risks in menopause
Published May 3, 2024
A recent study published in JAMA suggests that the benefits of hormone therapy outweigh the risks for treating menopause symptoms, particularly among women under 60.
Mass confusion: Our letter
Published April 26, 2024
This week, APC submitted a comment letter to the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy about two issues on which the Board recently expressed concern.
APC to regulators: The stability study backlog is real
Published April 26, 2024
This week, APC wrote to state boards of pharmacy and FDA to make them aware of delays in completing stability studies as USP 797 is enforced across the country.
Welcome, Wells Pharmacy
Published April 26, 2024
Wells Pharmacy Network is our newest Bronze-level Corporate Patron — a $10,000 investment.
GLP-1 compounding and one-handed reporting
Published April 26, 2024
You know this by now: You can’t believe everything you read in the news, especially when it comes to compounding.
EduCon is back … as a webinar series
Published April 26, 2024
You may know EduCon as APC’s “Ethical Compounding Conference” – a virtual event that delivers “best practices” training to compounding pharmacists and technicians. This year, it’s back with a new user-friendly format.
A giant has fallen
Published April 26, 2024
With the passing of Dr. Loyd V. Allen, Jr., PhD, this week, our profession lost a giant. No hyperbole here: His passion for and influence over the ethical practice of pharmacy compounding is simply unequalled.
Nonsterile compounders: Check your water
Published April 25, 2024
Be aware: FDA has issued a number of 483s related to the water used in nonsterile compounding. Water for nonsterile compounds needs to be USP-grade purified water.
New PFM resources
Published April 25, 2024
We have several new PFM-only resources now available on our website. Make sure you’re logged in so you can access them.
