Time to check out the California compounding FAQs. Feel like slogging through 85 pages of the “Enforcement and Compounding Committee Report” from the California BoP? Didn’t think so. Luckily, you can skip right to the FAQ section, which was just approved. Training, record keeping, audits, even questions like ‘Can I wash my gloves instead of changing them?’ — it’s all in there. If you’re in California or dispense there, you’ll probably want to check out the document … or at least the 13 (!) pages of FAQs.
Zyla case update. The Supreme Court is apparently interested in the case of Zyla Life Sciences v. Wells Pharma. In response to Well’s petition for the court to hear the case on appeal, the Court this week invited the US solicitor general “to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.” In other words, would the federal government like to weigh in? If the court agrees to hear the case, it’s likely to become a very big and messy deal, involving states rights issues that have little to do with the original lawsuit. APC’s Scott Brunner commented on LinkedIn, the case “risks becoming about far more than a little ol’ compounded suppository.” Stay tuned.
Drug shortages in US affect quality of care, survey shows. A survey of 902 primary care clinicians, published as a research letter in JAMA Network Open, shows that 87% believe drug shortages have lowered the quality of care. The survey indicates that 88% of respondents have encountered drug shortages, with endocrinologic drugs, stimulants and infectious disease medications the most affected. Clinicians say the shortages have led to increased administrative work and workplace stress. Read the full story on Medscape.
Thank you, Cleveland Clinic. In the midst of all the drugmaker-fueled hand wringing about pharmacy compounding, it’s good to see that the latest podcast from the Cleveland Clinic in Florida — Florida Health Care Insider — is all about “The benefits of compounded medications”.
Doing good with data. If you missed APC’s December 2025 webinar Atrium24 — Power in Collaboration: How Atrium24 & APC Are Using Data to Protect Independent Pharmacy, with APC’s Tenille Davis — you can now check it out at your leisure on Youtube.