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Clinical pharmacy services grow, but hospitals struggle to fill key roles: ASHP

Beckers Hospital Review

hospitals are increasingly integrating pharmacists into clinical care, but many are struggling to fill roles and maintain staff, according to the 2024 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings.

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St. Luke’s launches centralized pharmacy hub

Beckers Hospital Review

The center is designed to support centralized medication repackaging, sterile compounding at scale, home infusion services, streamlined logistics and standardized operations across locations. Luke’s launches centralized pharmacy hub appeared first on Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis.

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Unifying the Industry Around the Need for IV Automation

Beckers Hospital Review

Industry leaders, patient safety advocates, and policy activists gathered in Pittsburgh last month for the IV TRUST Summit – an exclusive event intended to further the adoption of IV automation to improve the safety, accuracy, and availability of sterile compounds. Among those leading the charge is Mark Neuenschwander.

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Out of Shortage, Into Controversy: The Fight Over GLP-1 Compounding

Pharmacy Times

Be mindful of safety or efficacy claims in advertising compounded drugs as those are prohibited. Never reference any brand names in your advertising or state that any compound is a generic version. Be sure you follow United States Pharmacopeia for sterile compounding.

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Is Compounding Pharmacy Right For You?

The Happy PharmD

The roots of compounding pharmacy run deep, tracing back to the eighth century in Baghdad, where the first pharmacy drug store opened its doors. When it comes to earnings, compounding pharmacy offers a range comparable to other community pharmacy roles, with salaries averaging between $90,000 to $140,000 annually.

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Extemporaneous Preparation with Unknown Stability

RX Note

Introduction Recently, you are assigned the task of updating extemporaneous preparation formulae at your hospital. Much to your surprise, quite a number of extemporaneous preparations are dated back to The Pharmaceutical Codex 1973. Although you managed to identify the extemporaneous preparation formulae, but no stability data is provided.

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Protecting Public Health through Accreditations and Inspections 

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Before coming to NABP, I worked in various hospital pharmacy settings and served on the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy as a Compliance Specialist. There have been instances of dirty sterile compounding surfaces — even one with a communal microwave on top of it.