Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Cafepharma Message Board

Cafepharma Message Board has a ton of information.  Although I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information, it is all very interesting from the discussions about which companies are the best to work for to which bosses are having inappropriate relationships with employees.  But more importantly, it contains a lot of information about compounding.
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ISMP warns of potential errors when emergency compounding Tamiflu


Formulary , 02/26/2013

Because Tamiflu has been in short supply recently, pharmacists and other healthcare providers are being warned about confusion over emergency compounding of the drug. Tamiflu’s manufacturer, Genentech, has Tamiflu 6 mg/mL oral suspension in 60 mL bottles on intermittent back order. The company is releasing product as it becomes available, but also provides instructions for compounding an extemporaneous 6 mg/mL oral suspension from 75–mg capsules, if required, according to The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)


Read more: http://www.mdlinx.com/pharma-news/news-article.cfm/4442548/#ixzz2M6sPthlA

South Carolina Proposed Legislation Relating to Pharmacy Practice Act and Compounding


VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/18/2012
2/20/2013

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE REPORT
February 20, 2013
H. 3161

Introduced by Reps. Spires and Toole
S. Printed 2/20/13--H.
Read the first time January 8, 2013.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL,

MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3161) to amend Section 40-43-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to definitions in the South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act, so as to define additional terms, etc., respectfully

REPORT:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION    1.    Section 40-43-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-43-30.    For purposes of this chapter:
(1)    'Administer' means the direct application of a drug or device pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner to the body of a patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion, topical application, or any other means.
(2)    'Ante area' means an ISO 8 or greater area where personnel perform hand hygiene, garbing, and stage components. An ante area precedes a buffer area, provided:
(a)    a buffer area must be separated by a wall from an ante area if high-risk preparations are compounded; and
(b)    if only low-risk and medium-risk preparations are compounded, separating an ante room from a buffer area is recommended.

Florida Shuts Down N.W. Pharmacy, Inc.--parenteral/enteral compounding pharmacy

This ESO (Emergency Suspension Order) where pharmacy has been shut down.  Thank you to Kenneth N. Woliner, M.D., A.B.F.M.,Holistic Family Medicine, LLC, www.holisticfamilymed.com for bringing to my attention

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