Supply Chain Series | Automation: Pharmacy Fulfillment Robots | Quarter 3
Fill More Prescriptions Without Adding to Your TeamSee how your workflow keeps moving When volume picks up, counting can slow everything down. In just 40 seconds, see how your workflow changes when counting is taken off your plate. Your team stays focused on patients, not repetitive tasks, and prescriptions keep moving. CountAssist automates up to 35% […]
340B Compliance Requirements for Covered Entities
Covered entities participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program carry an important responsibility. The program can help stretch resources and support care for underserved patients, but participation includes careful 340b compliance requirements. Every covered entity must understand the requirements that protect program integrity. While each organization’s operations may look different, several core requirements should be consistently monitored. […]
Registration is Now Open – Fundamental Compounding with Pharmacy Law (November 5–7, 2026)
Registration is now open for ACA’s Fundamental Compounding with Pharmacy Law course, taking place November 5–7, 2026, at the ACA National Training Laboratory in Bartlett, Tennessee. This 3-day, ACPE-accredited course provides 21 hours (2.1 CEUs) of continuing education, including 1 hour (0.1 CEU) focused on pharmacy law. Designed for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, student pharmacists, and […]
Building a Modern Data Integrity Assessment Program for 503B Compounding Facilities
Contributed by SME: Diane K Gates, President, CenPharma 503B outsourcing facilities sit at a difficult intersection. They operate with the pace and variability of a hospital pharmacy, but they are held to CGMP expectations that increasingly resemble those applied to large commercial drug product manufacturers. Nowhere is this tension more visible than in data integrity. […]
Terminal E-Beam Sterilization and Dosimetric Release for 503A and 503B Compounding – Regulatory Analysis
Many compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) are currently sterilized by aseptic filtration and released after a USP <71> sterility test. The revised USP <797> limits batch size for CSPs requiring sterility testing to 250 units and still requires a 14-day sterility test. However, E-Beam irradiation can terminally sterilize finished CSPs and achieve a sterility assurance level […]
Ep 18 – Telling Your 340B Story: Defining and Communicating Value Clearly
In today’s 340B environment, how you communicate your program matters just as much as how you manage it. Organizations are increasingly expected to demonstrate not only compliance, but also the broader value their programs bring to patients and communities. In this episode, Katy Lees explores how to build and communicate a clear, credible 340B narrative […]
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Simple Upgrade for Your Jaansun® System
SpecializedRx now offers a line of Metal Capsule Machine Pinch Plates that are compatible with Jaansun® systems!* Features: *Note: These plates are not a Jaansun® product or endorsed by the manufacturer/distributors of Jaansun® encapsulating systems. CLICK HERE to view online! See also: CapsOral® Capsule Excipient CapsOral® is an extremely versatile excipient that can be used in oral capsule formulations […]
Understanding Sterile vs. Non-Sterile Compounded Preparations
For healthcare and wellness providers, understanding the difference between sterile and non-sterile compounded preparations is critical to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and clinical outcomes. From routine topical creams to injectable therapies, knowing which category a product falls into guides everything from storage and handling to prescribing and administration. Read More >
PPAEMA Final Rule: EMS Lifecycle Records
On February 5, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration published its Final Rule under the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (PPAEMA) in the Federal Register. The rule is now in full effect — and for the first time in the agency”s history, EMS agencies are formally recognized as their own class of DEA registrant. For the […]
