Compounders on Capitol Hill goes virtual
Published July 7, 2020
APC has decided to turn Compounders on Capitol Hill into a virtual event. In fact, a series of virtual events. Stay tuned for details.
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Yoho, Pocan, Norcross circulate “Dear Colleague” on GFI #256
Published July 7, 2020
Three members of Congress have started a letter to FDA they're asking their peers to sign. It's great news for compounders!
USP to hold open forum on and
Published July 7, 2020
USP is holding a day-long open virtual forum on the BUD provisions in <795> and <797>, following APC's successful appeal last year. It's on Tuesday, September 15, and you'll be able to ask questions and make comments and recommendations. Register here.
If you’re anywhere in the Midwest, you don’t want to miss this!
Published July 7, 2020
APC is co-sponsoring the Ohio Pharmacists Association's Midwest Independent Pharmacy Expo and Compound Conference. It's Oct 3-4 in Columbus, Ohio, and it's shaping up to be one of the largest independent pharmacy and compounding events of the year. Check out the great speakers, 9.5 hours of practical, applicable CE, tons of exhibitors, and a lot more. Check it out!
Dexamethasone in shortage
Published July 7, 2020
FDA has added dexamethasone sodium phosphate to its "Lists of Drugs for Temporary Compounding by Outsourcing Facilities and Pharmacy Compounders" during the Covid-19 emergency. More info here, including a link to the policy.
The end of the small-business world as we know it?
Published July 7, 2020
We're already starting to see how a pandemic is changing the landscape — working from home being unremarkable, home cooking replacing restaurants, wearing a mask a necessity in public. And small businesses, without large safety nets, are being clobbered. Is Covid-19 "The end of small business"? One Washington Post column considers that possibility.
If I could talk to the animals…
Published July 7, 2020
Thinking about veterinary compounding? Check out what compounding pharmacist Mark Gonzalez has to say in: "Crucial Insights I Discovered from Compounding for Zoos."
Midwest pharmacists: Get ready!
Published July 7, 2020
Cool beans: Registration is open for the Ohio Pharmacists Association's "Midwest Independent Pharmacy Expo and Compound Conference" in Columbus, Ohio. It's two conferences in one: Oct 3 is for indy pharmacists, and Oct 4 is for compounders. Check it out here: (https://fllw.me/2WdgfxO).
It’s time to start talking to vaccine skeptics
Published July 7, 2020
Eventually, surviving Americans will be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Whether that's in six months or a year, the time is now to start convincing skeptics that it's important to keep us all safe. Read "A Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Work if People Don’t Take It," in the New York Times.
It takes a village … or at least a support team
Published July 7, 2020
It takes a village … or at least a support team. Learn what it's like from their perspective with new CE from APC: https://a4pc.org/supportteam.
