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Congratulations to Megan Pasookhush, PharmD, MBA, RPh, FAARFM, of Wellness Compounding Pharmacy of Carey, Carey North Carolina for being our July Profile in Personalized Medicine. These profiles celebrate members of the PCCA family who have proven to be champions of Pharmacy Compounding by providing the highest quality of service to their patients.

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Masking the taste of active ingredients in medications is difficult. With that in mind, PCCA Senior Formulation Pharmacist Fabiana Banov explains how your pharmacy can incorporate flavoring to make an unpalatable medicine delivery into a more pleasing experience.

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Periorbital hyperpigmentation is caused by various external and internal factors, which makes it very complex to treat, but PCCA's Sara Hover, RPh, FAARM, discusses treatment options unique to personalized medicine that may help compounding pharmacies treat patients with this skin disorder.

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For patients looking for migraine relief, who once used the now discontinued Midrin for migraine treatment, there are compounding options from compounding pharmacies that can personalize severe headache medications. PCCA is here to talk about options that patients have, through the help of their local compounders.

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Congratulations to Luke van der Rijt and Michael O'Reilly of Southcity Pharmacy, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Austraila for being our June Profile in Personalized Medicine. These profiles celebrate members of the PCCA family who have proven to be champions of Pharmacy Compounding by providing the highest quality of service to their patients.

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Eagle's own Dylan Herr, discusses how the sanitary conditions for sterile and non-sterile drugs at compounding facilities are regulated and how those regulations can affect you.

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"Do you have questions about what it means to be compliant with various parts of USP <800>?" "Do you have the equipment you need?" Matt Martin, PharmD, of PCCA's Clinical Services provides an in-depth checklist of considerations you need to have while trying to navigate USP <800>.

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Because it is so important in our industry, we decided to help the pharmacies who rely on PCCA for products and support by clarifying what we mean when we talk about quality. With that in mind, we would like to discuss The PCCA Standard--what it means for us and what it means for you.

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PCCA partnered with a tremendous company, The Nicos Group. Here's why we did and why we think they would make a great partner for you as well.

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A new website shares how The PCCA Standard applies to the company’s sourcing of chemicals, quality assurance and quality control, base development and production, and formulations.