Compounding

A Q&A with Lisa McCabe, PharmD, MBA, BSN, director of Health System Pharmacy at Cardinal Health.

Federal guidance from the United States Pharmacopeia characterizes the practice as drug compounding, which pharmacists fear may drive up prices.

Maintaining the structure and function of antibody biologics like faricimab is critical for their administration via intravitreal injection (IVI), a common treatment approach for retinal diseases.

Zonisamide has a role in the treatment of epilepsy and is being explored in other central nervous system disorders.

Compounding parenteral nutrition solutions is a complex process with a high risk for error, which can lead to serious adverse outcomes.

A study found that the average difference between the pilocarpine HCL solution and Pilogel discs was -3.25 mmol/L and 0.69 mmol/L.

Novo Nordisk is the only company with FDA-approved products containing semaglutide.

The long-awaited revised USP <797> guidelines will become official on November 1, 2023.

The FDA has updated its compounding guidelines for licensed pharmacies, hospitals, and health systems.