Thursday, April 27, 2023

Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy USP Chapter 795, 797 & 800 Changes

 USP Chapter 795, 797 & 800 Changes

 

The United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) published the final revised USP Compounding General Chapters <795> and <797> in USP-NF 2023 Issue 1 on November 1, 2022. The USP Compounding Expert Committee voted to extend the official date to November 1, 2023, to allow for implementation.

 

The Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy (OSBP) is requesting input from pharmacists and pharmacy personnel regarding the upcoming changes that USP plans to make to chapters 795, 797 and 800.

 

The OSBP would like to know what impact these changes would have on the people, processes, technology and etc.

 

Please provide any comments, concerns or any foreseeable problems with these changes to the OSBP via email at pharmacy@pharmacy.ok.gov.

Over 80 Prescription and OTC Meds Recalled Due to Safety Concerns, FDA Warns

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

 

How FDA's latest compounding guidance affects ...

7 days ago — In addition to curtailing office-stock use of medications compounded from bulk drug substances, the FDA guidance calls for more documentation when such drugs ...

High Importance: Notice and Warning from Mississippi Board of Pharmacy regarding compounding Semaglutide

 

Semaglutide Compounding - Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

2 days ago — The FDA does not typically allow compounding of commercially available drugs unless the drug is not readily available and is listed on the FDA drug shortage .

 "But one word of caution Califf did issue was on use of compounded versions of the weight loss drugs provided online by unauthorized suppliers.

'Compounding is highly regulated,' Califf said. 'It should only be used in specific circumstances. Fraud use for weight loss is not one of those.'”

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High Importance! Warning and Notice Regarding Semaglutide Compounding - Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

 

Semaglutide Compounding - Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

2 days ago — If such a monograph does not exist, are drug substances that are components of drugs approved by the Secretary: Semaglutide.

Saline County doctor in military insurance fraud case gets 8 1/2 years, fined $4.6M

Saline County doctor in military insurance fraud case gets 8 1/2 years, fined $4.6M: A Saline County doctor indicted in 2020 on charges that he helped defraud the nation's military insurer out of millions of dollars was sentenced Wednesday to 102 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay restitution of more than $4.6 million.

AR doctor to spend 102 months in prison after being at the center of $12 million scheme by Madison HardcastleThu, April 13th 2023, 9:02 PM CDT

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Updates on 503A Compounding: Legal and Regulatory ...

2 days ago — Pharmacy compounding is a vital aspect of pharmacy practice, playing a crucial role in healthcare provision. However, there have been several recent legal ...

 

FDA adds 5th product to bulk compounding list

3 days ago — The FDA included quinacrine hydrochloride to its list of bulk drug substances allowed to be used in compounding by outsourcing facilities on April 6