NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectrum Pharmacy Products, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical compounding chemicals, equipment and supplies, will be ...

On March 12, 2020, an Appeals Panel of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (“USP”) granted appeals to revisions of two compounding standards—General Chapter <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding – ...

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 ...

When many long-term care providers first hear about USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs–Handling in Healthcare Settings (“USP 800”), they naturally confuse it with the final EPA hazardous ...

In response to national tragedies surrounding compounded sterile medications and acute awareness of the danger of handling hazardous drugs (e.g. chemo); new regulatory standards are being set forth ...

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention’s Chapter 800, “Hazardous Drugs — Handling in Healthcare Settings,” goes into effect Dec. 1. The new standards provide detailed specifications for the ...

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 ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- USP released new and revised standards to help ensure the quality of compounded medicines. The updates pertain to the USP General Chapters on compounding ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated since original publication to delete a mention of oxytocin, which was made in error. See further comment below. * We ...