epicur

JANUARY 9, 2025

The following blog is written by Epicur Pharmas Advisory Council member Nicole Clausen, CSSGB, CCFP. Nicole shares her perspective on the importance of choosing the right compounding pharmacy to successfully manage your practices inventory. But, selecting the right compounding pharmacy (or any vendor, in general) can seem daunting.

Compounding Pharmacies

epicur

MARCH 10, 2025

My first job here with Stokes was as a sales rep selling human compounded medication. There’s still a lack of understanding of the difference between a 503A traditional compounding pharmacy versus a 503B outsourcing facility. Going into compounding was challenging because compounding is different than traditional retail.

Compounding

epicur

MAY 6, 2024

In her recent Meet the Team blog, Advisory Council member Nicole Clausen shared great insights on how far veterinary inventory management has come since she joined the profession. You can read that blog here! But if it’s completely unavailable, start by looking at alternatives, whether compounded or a similar product.

Customer Service

pharmacy mentor

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In the pharmaceutical world of bookings, dispensing, clinical decisions, and customer service, AI integration is on the up. In this blog, we will be looking at the short, medium and long term to understand what parts of pharmacy are most likely to be taken over by AI and where the human touch will still be needed going forward.

Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

epicur

JANUARY 4, 2023

As Sam mentioned in her blog , the regions we each cover are large. Compounding pharmacies, unlike 503Bs, are not required to test the final product. There are obvious differences between 503A compounders and 503B manufacturers, but it can be confusing to understand what types of products come from each facility.

Compounding