Pharmacy Profession Moves to Recognize Knowledge and Skills in Compounded Sterile Preparations

Patient Safety and Quality Addressed Through Certification Jointly Written by BPS and PTCB     The issues related to safety and quality in providing patients with Compounded Sterile Preparations has been well documented. “According to the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), millions of medications are compounded each year to meet the unique needs of patients,” explained BPS Executive… Continue Reading Pharmacy Profession Moves to Recognize Knowledge and Skills in Compounded Sterile Preparations

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Substance Use Disorder and the Opioid Epidemic

Jerry McKee, PharmD, MS, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Psychiatry BalladHealth-Woodbridge Psychiatric Hospital       Substance Use Disorder and the Opioid Epidemic: How Pharmacists Can Help Despite much local, state, and national attention, opioid drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), deaths from drug… Continue Reading Substance Use Disorder and the Opioid Epidemic

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Progress on Sterile Compounding Initiatives

James A. Ponto, MS, RPh, BCNP Chief Nuclear Pharmacist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Clinical Professor, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy       Progress on Sterile Compounding Initiatives The 2012 New England Compounding Center tragedy shined a spotlight on problems with some sterile compounding practices, especially when greed overrides safety. Although owner Barry… Continue Reading Progress on Sterile Compounding Initiatives

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