On June 1, 2019, the United States Pharmacopeia (“USP”) published the final revisions to its pharmaceutical sterile compounding standards (“chapter <797>”). Chapter <797> sets forth standards for the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Pharmacy will create a task force to look at how compounding pharmacies operate. Compounding pharmacies are pharmacies that mix and tailor their own drugs for ...

IV hydration clinics engage in sterile compounding activities (combining or mixing ingredients to create a custom drug/medicine for an individual patient), such as creating IV vitamin therapies, etc.

Sterile compounding practices are increasingly under scrutiny. State pharmacy boards, in tandem with national efforts by accreditation organizations, are raising the stakes on this critical component ...

In early 2024, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported a record 323 active drug shortages, many affecting sterile injectable medications. This situation was exacerbated later ...

Central Pharmacy IV Compounding Service creates a safer, more accurate and cost-effective IV pharmacy Nearly one out of ten IVs are not prepared within guidelines1 using manual processes and ...

Compounding pharmacies can offer a life-saving medicine to patients who may not be able to take standard medication, but the industry is in the midst of challenges because of rules and regulations ...