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Compounding Profiles
January 25, 2013
January 25, 2013
When teenage sons and daughters go off to college, some of their mothers call Daniel Blakeley, BSPharm, to thank him for reminding their children...
Missouri pharmacist specializes in compounding sterile preparations for inhalation
January 25, 2013
January 25, 2013
Before 8-year-old “John” was referred to Shara Rudner, BSPharm, his inflammatory bowel disease landed him in the emergency department with severe...
Belvidere Pharmacy was among first 10 pharmacies to earn PCAB accreditation
January 15, 2013
January 15, 2013
By the time a prescription for a pain medication reaches Jacob Beckel, BSPharm, the patient may not even remember a life without pain. Some...
Patients in serious need rely on compounding pharmacist for pain meds
January 09, 2013
January 09, 2013
“Tom” was only 37 years old when he started experiencing symptoms more often experienced by men 10 or even 20 years older. Always a healthy weight,...
Compounded hormones for men ease symptoms of andropause and possibly prevent onset of chronic disease
December 18, 2012
December 18, 2012
Two handwritten thank-you notes hang on the refrigerator at Pharmacy Innovations in Jamestown, NY. Inside one of them the spiraling script of a...
Personal contact is important to New York compounding pharmacist
December 10, 2012
December 10, 2012
When Chuck Leiter, PharmD, graduated from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy in 1983, he planned to continue to medical school...
California pharmacist helps patients through compounded meds, humane business philosophy
December 05, 2012
December 05, 2012
Former hospital pharmacist Denise Burnham, BSPharm, knows it’s crucial to always have sodium bicarbonate injections on hand in any intensive care...
Urgent care drug supply relies on compounding pharmacists
November 27, 2012
November 27, 2012
When Randy Davis, BSPharm, calculated the price of the lidocaine–heparin solution he was preparing for a patient, he was shocked. Because of...
Preparations work when commercial products fail
November 21, 2012
November 21, 2012
Kenny Walkup, BSPharm, often receives thank-you calls from husbands grateful for the compounded preparations he provides to their wives.
“They say...
Hormone replacement therapies have great impact on women and couples
November 19, 2012
November 19, 2012
When William Stuart, BSPharm, started out as an independent pharmacist in Long Beach, CA, in 1985, he was struck by how many patients complained...
California pharmacist Stuart compounds interventional pain products
LATEST NEWS
October 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
APhA Executive Vice President and CEO Thomas E. Menighan, BSPharm, MBA, ScD (Hon), FAPhA, testified in a hearing about drug prices held by the...
Gag clauses, lack of provider status hinder cost-effective care, importation is no solution, APhA CEO says
August 14, 2017
August 14, 2017
Tennessee saw major provider status legislation take effect on July 1. “Pharmacists as Providers” (HB 405/SB 461) gives Tennessee pharmacists formal...
‘Pharmacists as providers’ legislation went into effect July 1
July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017
The Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives health care committee held a hearing on legislation that would expand the scope of practice...
Hearing held last month included testimony from pharmacists and physicians
