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What is a Compounding Pharmacy?

BuzzRx

If your doctor’s office has given you a prescription with instructions to fill it at a compounding pharmacy, you might be wondering what exactly this means. Only around 7,500 are compounding pharmacies, of which only 3,000 perform sterile compounding. What does it mean when a pharmacy is compounding?

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Omnicell Unveils Groundbreaking Robotic Compounding Technology in Winter 2022 Release

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell For more than 15 years, IV robotics has proven efficacy in safe and efficient sterile compounding, but market adoption has been limited. Our engineering team scoured through design ideas and broke down all the compounded activities into individual tasks.

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Europe’s pharmaceutical packaging market to value over $35bn by 2028

European Pharmaceutical Review

Europe’s pharmaceutical packaging and labelling market is projected to reach $35.78 billion in 2022, the pharmaceutical packaging and labelling market in Europe is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.78 This is projected to grow at the highest compound annual growth rate of 5.27

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about fake Ozempic, the FTC policing pharma, and more

STAT

 One person also experienced hypoglycemia in 2023 after injecting a compounded version of Ozempic, said the organization, which represents 55 regional poison centers across the country and works with the U.S. Ozempic and similar diabetes medicines have been increasingly used off label for weight loss.

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Wegovy backorder: Why it happens and what to do about it

The Checkup by Singlecare

Others have just waited or turned to a compounded version of the drug,” Dr. Jordan says. Because those drugs are not FDA approved for weight loss, like Wegovy, healthcare providers may prescribe them off-label. When medications are prescribed off-label, there is a small chance that the patient’s insurance covers the medication.

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Pharma á la carte – 4/25/23

The Honest Apothecary

CALIFORNIA CONSIDERS CLASSIFYING FLAVORING AS “COMPOUNDING “ In a nearly unprecedented move, the state of California is considering treating “flavoring” of a prescription (such as a child’s antibiotic) as “compounding”, thus making the process more difficult and burdensome to pharmacies.