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Deadly clean room run with ‘depraved disregard for human lives’
A US pharmacist has been found not guilty of 25 murder charges over the deadly 2012 fungal meningitis incident Glenn Chin, who was the supervisor of a pharmacy in Framingham, …
Sterile injectable compounding guidance update
The Pharmacy Board has released revised guidance around compounding of sterile injectables, to take effect from February 2018 The Board’s new guidance, Compounding of sterile injectable medicines, replaces the currently …
Compounding conundrum
Cautions issued to compounders who broke guidelines over replicating commercial products The Pharmacy Board of Australia has expressed concerns about pharmacists’ breaching compounding guidelines by preparing products that are …
Compounding guidelines update
The Pharmacy Board says its work to revise the currently postponed section “Expiry of compounded parenteral medicines” of the Guidelines on compounding of medicines is nearing completion “We expect to …
Specialty support for hospital pharmacists
SHPA will be launching a new framework for its members on 1 June, covering 26 specialty practice streams from cardiology and compounding to rural practice and women’s health The new model will …
PSA wants input on compounding standard
Public consultation has begun on the revised Compounding Standard, as part of the wider review of the Professional Practice Standards developed by PSA The Standard outlines the actions pharmacists need …
Compounding pharmacist loses right to compound
A NSW pharmacist who was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct has had his compounding rights severely restricted Back in April 2016, Mr Nicholas Bova was found …
The compounder, the doctor and the institute
A compounding pharmacy has been criticised for dispensing a withdrawn substance… but is the reproval warranted? Dr Ken Harvey, from Monash University’s School of Public Health, has notified the AJP …
World news wrapup: 19 May 2016
Our weekly wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world New York, New York: The customer experience in pharmacy is “broken,” the co-creator of a new, digital only pharmacy has …
Is compounding properly regulated?
Pharmacy leaders have hit back at claims that pharmaceutical compounding is unregulated, after criticism from a leading medical practitioner. Well-known media identity Dr Norman Swan questioned current compounding regulations in …
I strongly oppose the idea of hangover IV clinics: supplier
The compounding pharmacist who supplied vitamins and minerals to the iv.me “hydration clinic” says the use of such infusions to treat hangovers is not appropriate, and until media coverage of …
SHPA says 6CPA lacks detail, patient focus
The SHPA says it is concerned about the lack of detail and patient focus in the SIxth Community Pharmacy Agreement, including lack of clarity as to whether HMRs will remain …