Two pharmacy students scored a couple of great scholarships from the foundation
Published August 8, 2020
Congratulations to the first winners of the new Pharmacy Compounding Foundation and Pharmacists Mutual Compounding Scholarship!
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503B bulk: What’s in? What’s out? Who tells the story?
Published August 8, 2020
Finally! Guess what, 503B pharmacies? The FDA is — after half a decade -- considering updating the bulk drug substances list, and it wants your input.
ACT NOW: Tell your representatives to sign onto the letter to FDA
Published August 8, 2020
Three members of Congress — Ted Yoho (R-FL, also a veterinarian), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) — have written a “Dear Colleague” letter to their peers, asking for signatures on a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn. They want Hahn to withdraw GFI #256. Contact your member of Congress and ask them to contact Norcross, Pocan, or Yoho to sign this letter.
Don’t miss the Midwest Compound Conference
Published August 8, 2020
Don't forget: APC and the Ohio Pharmacists Association have joined forces for the Compound Conference — part of the Midwest Independent Pharmacy Expo, October 3 and 4 in Columbus, Ohio or virtually. It's two conferences in one: Oct 3 is for indy pharmacists, and Oct 4 is just for compounders. Register for one or both!
No good deed…
Published August 8, 2020
Worth a read: Small distilleries and hand sanitizer -- a "messy financial calculus". They stepped up when Covid-19 first appeared, but a confusing response from the feds and a fluctuating future has left them in a financial and production limbo.
This is why we need provider status
Published August 8, 2020
Okay, so CMS will now compensate “healthcare providers” for telling — sorry, counseling patients to stay home during the pandemic, but won’t compensate pharmacists as providers for the extraordinary counsel they provide their patients every day on medications, diet, exercise, and more. Yeah, that makes sense.
Keepin’ it safe
Published August 8, 2020
We've got a new live CE webinar in partnership with APMS that's pretty darned timely: "Putting Safety at the Center of Your Compounding Operation." It's Tuesday, August 11 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm EDT. Get the deets and sign up at A4PC.org/safetycenter.
Guess who’s back
Published July 7, 2020
Kodak is getting a $765 million loan to create “starter materials” and active pharmaceutical ingredients using its extensive chemical expertise, as part of a long-term plan to reduce U.S. reliance on Chinese ingredients.
Most states ready for pharmacists to immunize against Covid … but not all
Published July 7, 2020
Most states will allow pharmacists to administer the forthcoming Covid-19 vaccine ... but not all. In seven, including some where the virus is hitting hard, the state legislatures will have to act.
The Tricare clawback issue isn’t over. Not by a long shot.
Published July 7, 2020
A phone call with the DHA and Tricare revealed that those outrageous clawbacks haven't been cancelled — they've only been postponed.
