Tuesday, May 23, 2017

A vital drug runs low, though its base ingredient is in many kitchens

Sacramento Bee-7 hours ago
Some large hospitals, such as Duke, house compounding pharmacies, which can make custom batches of generics like sodium bicarbonate. Patel said that ...

DOC - California Courts

www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B271590.DOC
20 hours ago - Thrifty Drug & Discount Stores (1995) 10 Cal.4th 424, 443; accord, Smith, at p. .... profession of pharmacy is practiced and where prescriptions are compounded.

Texas - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

www.aging.senate.gov/download/texas1
22 hours ago - the fact that the AHCA also ... coverage for prescription drugs.4 Now, prescription drugs are considered an essential health benefit and.

Bill Would Allow Employers to Nix Compounded-Drug Payment .

Bill Would Allow Employers to Nix Compounded-Drug Payment ...

https://www.workcompcentral.com/.../7ca13aef7811c9fb979878036594f615a9d48c9...
21 hours ago - A bill introduced Thursday would allow employers to refuse to pay for compounded drugsthat have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

May 8-9, 2017 Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee

05/11/2017Changzhou Jintan Qianyao Pharmaceutical Raw MaterialsCenter for Drug Evaluation and ResearchCGMP/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)/AdulteratedNot Issued *
05/12/2017Formulife, Inc.Dallas District OfficeCGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/MisbrandedNot Issued *
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