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Chemotherapy and Compounding – What You NEED to Know

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Epicur Pharma’s Advisory Council member Ann Donoghue, DVM, MS shares her personal perspective on the important relationship between veterinary oncology and compounded medications used in chemotherapy treatments. A trusted 503A pharmacy partner is essential for veterinary practices to get customized individual patient prescriptions.

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5 Qualities to Look for in Your Veterinary Pharmacy Partners

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Traditional 503A compounding pharmacies and 503B outsourcing manufacturers both serve as important partners for veterinary practices, providing patient-specific prescriptions and manufacturing bulk drugs for in-practice use and dispensing when allowed by state regulations. Our blog gives you a comprehensive look at the two.

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Meet the Team: Branson Bruce Talks Veterinary Compounding Education and Building Relationships

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Compounding pharmacies, unlike 503Bs, are not required to test the final product. The product is what it says it is on the label, it’s 100% manufactured and we’re giving them a product that they can use for office administration and dispensing so they can start patient care immediately. Thanks, Branson!

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FDA accepts Outlook Therapeutics’ BLA for wet AMD treatment

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On receiving approval, the treatment is expected to replace the requirement to use unapproved repackaged oncologic IV bevacizumab from compounding pharmacies for wet AMD treatment. The regulator has set 29 August 2023 as a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date.

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Are Exact Strength Medications Exact? Why Standard Strength is Better for Veterinary Patients

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However, the more closely we look at what it takes to compound an exact strength, the clearer it becomes standard dosages are more beneficial to both patients and veterinary practices. Exact strengths are compounded by a technician in capsules or tablets at traditional 503A pharmacies. milligram tablet and a 1.6

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Dr. Bernard Bihari is credited with making these discoveries about using naltrexone off-label, at lower doses. LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation. It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly.

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Supplier qualification standard aims to strengthen supply chains for quality medicines, dietary supplements, and foods

Quality Matters

While focuses on evaluating and establishing supplier reliability for pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and compounding pharmacies, its high-level elements of supplier qualification can also be applied to suppliers of foods and dietary supplement ingredients.