Membership

• MOCs to FDA: “We are troubled”

  Eight members of Congress wrote to FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine director Dr. Steven Solomon this week to express concern that CVM’s GFI 256 on animal compounding may result in delayed care for veterinary patients. read more →

• New Model Act incorporates APC-recommended compounding questionnaire

  Several changes to NABP’s new Model Act were recommended by APC, including a requirement that licensed compounding pharmacies provide to the state board of pharmacy basic information about their compounding operations. read more →

• 100 MOCs sign letter to TRICARE

  One hundred members of Congress signed a letter of concern sent last week to the Department of Defense in response to recent TRICARE changes that threaten beneficiaries’ access to community pharmacies, especially in rural areas. read more →

• Two proposed state regs changes to be aware of

  Kentucky and Arkansas have recently proposed regulations changes to be aware of. read more →

• The threat to compounded hormones just got real

  See inside for details, then take our survey and attend our stakeholder briefing on October 13. read more →

• October 6 stakeholder briefing on measuring patient outcomes

  The best tool you have for demonstrating the value of your therapies is your patients—what they say about the compounded medications you dispense to them. read more →

• FDA uses back door to restrict DTE compounding

  In a Sep 16 letter to NABP CEO Al Carter, FDA states that DTE products “can put patients at harm” and that “therapies containing DTE are biological products subject to licensure under Section 351(i) of the PHS Act.” read more →

• IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDER BRIEFING: Measuring Patient Outcomes

  If patient-reported outcomes can prove your value, why aren’t more of you collecting them? read more →

• URGENT: Deadline for joint Congressional letter on GFI 256 is September 30

  One result of last week’s Compounders on Capitol Hill visits has been the creation of a joint congressional letter to FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine raising concerns about the great ambiguity in GFI 256 on animal compounding read more →

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As an alternative to individual membership, APC offers pharmacy/facility membership as an option for 503A pharmacies and 503B outsourcing facilities of any size.

Smart for you.
With a Pharmacy/Facility Membership (PFM), you pay one annual dues amount to receive all the benefits of APC membership—your company receives a slew of additional value-added services, and all your employees become APC members. 

Good for your business.
Becoming a PFM means you amplify your influence in APC, and help amplify APC’s influence with Congress, regulatory agencies, and state legislatures. Here’s a list of your APC peers who have already made the switch to a PFM.

Check out our membership brochure!

Benefits of Pharmacy/Facility Membership

Every registered employee of a PFM receives APC’s individual member benefits: continuing education opportunities, access to APC’s information services, professional development events, discounts on services, and more. For the full list, click here.

In addition, as an owner or manager, you receive these value-added services at no additional charge:

1. APC’s members-only Compounded Cost-Charge Tool™.
2. Annual subscription to NABP’s Survey of Pharmacy Law, a state-by-state compendium of pharmacy law and regulation ($195 value).
3. Enrollment in the Alliance for Patient Medication Safety program, which helps community pharmacies implement and maintain continuous quality improvement programs to comply with state and federal requirements and improve patient care ($300 value).
4. $1,000 discount on PCAB accreditation from ACHC.
5. Discounted pricing with HealNow, a HIPAA-compliant online payment solution for pharmacies.
6. Members-only pricing for OutcomeMD, an integrated digital outcome tracking and marketing platform that helps providers and patients elevate their medical care.
7. Best pricing on voiceover services from APC’s preferred voiceover provider, Audible Sunshine. Here’s a sample.
8. A 20% discount with Rx Advisors, a full-service tax and accounting firm specializing in independent pharmacies, with specific expertise in the operation of compounding pharmacies.
9. Industry best pricing with TUI Total Solutions, a full-service, platinum authorized dealer of Xerox equipment and services.
10. One trial subscription to The Pharmacist’s Letter and Pharmacy Technician’s Letter.
11. A free one-hour consultation annually plus a reduced hourly rate for new clients with attorneys at Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, a law firm specializing in compounding law and compliance.
12. The Weekly Recap, an APC enewsletter on state compounding legislation and regulation introductions and progress.
13. Pharmacy/Facility listing (all locations) in APC’s Compounding Pharmacy Locator.
14. 24/7 access to APC archived training (non-CE) webinars.
15. Member-only pricing for OutcomeMD, an integrated digital outcome tracking and marketing platform that helps providers and patients elevate and celebrate their medical care. 
16. Industry best pricing with TUI Solutions, full-service platinum authorized dealer of Xerox equipment and services. 
17. Preferred pricing from Shipment Trackers, which helps businesses find and recover lost money to late shipments through service audit & recovery; freight cost optimization; business intelligence & analytics; and contract consultation & audit.

There’s more…

• Dues for multi-store/multi-location owners is based on total employees, not a per-store/location rate.
• Membership auto-renews annually, including annual notification.
• For companies of 13 or more pharmacists + technicians, your annual dues may be paid in quarterly installments.

All in all, it’s a great deal, right?

Thank you to our PFM affinity service providers: