503B Outsourced Compounding Facilities & Services Q&A | Gregory Burger and Fred Massoomi, Visante
Q: What are the different types of outsourcing entities for compounded products? It is worth reiterating and detailing the different models we have in the United States. 503A relates to patient specific compounding practices traditionally seen in pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals, while 503B covers the outsourcing facilities. Under Section 503A of the Food, Drug, and […]
Pharmacy Returns Solutions & Resources Q&A | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Q. What is the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical Final Rule and what does it do? On February 22, 2019, EPA finalized the new Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations for managing hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. The final rule consists of three primary components: 1.) Amends the hazardous waste listing for nicotine (Waste Code P075) such that […]
Will Call Technology Q&A | Vince Jorn, Nebraska Medicine
Q. What makes an automated will call system turn-key and user-friendly? I would say that it’s intuitive, just simply intuitive. What you want it to do and how you would want it done, the will call system does it. The sorting feature that our system has, makes it easy to identify prescriptions that haven’t been […]
Pharmacy Redesign Q&A | Gabe Trahan, NCPA
Q. What do you see as the most effective type of remodeling? It’s not what you think; it’s not adding more fixtures or new flooring, it’s removing fixtures. Stores are designed to hold fixtures; fixtures were designed to hold merchandise. Community pharmacies do have a limit of what categories they can be successful with. Remove […]
