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WHITE PAPER #3<br />

RECENT ADVANCES IN QUALITY PHARMACY COMPOUNDING<br />

In the past, Compounding Was Pharmacy! Throughout history, pharmacists have<br />

compounded drugs for individualized dosages for patients when they were prescribed by<br />

physicians. In the early 1900s however, the pharmaceutical industry began manufacturing<br />

a myriad of drugs and dosage forms for patients and the need for compounding<br />

diminished. Since the late 1900s however, a lot has changed and the pharmaceutical<br />

industry no l<strong>on</strong>ger supplies all the medicati<strong>on</strong>s needed by patients. Pharmacy<br />

compounding has experienced tremendous growth. It has not, however, been without its<br />

detractors. True, there have been some difficulties al<strong>on</strong>g the way, but recently great<br />

strides have been made to enhance the quality of pharmacy compounding, including the<br />

following:<br />

PHARMACY COMPOUNDING ACCREDITATION BOARD<br />

A c<strong>on</strong>sortium of eight nati<strong>on</strong>al pharmacy organizati<strong>on</strong>s have worked together to estallish<br />

the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditati<strong>on</strong> Board. Operating through the offices of the<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Associati<strong>on</strong> of Boards of Pharmacy, this board began the process of accrediting<br />

compounding pharmacies in the spring of 2005. The accreditati<strong>on</strong> standards are rigid and<br />

require comprehensive documentati<strong>on</strong> of a quality operati<strong>on</strong>. Although voluntary, there<br />

are potentially some distinct advantages to becoming an accredited compounding<br />

pharmacy.<br />

US. PRARMAMcPFYA-At T AIf?.iA Fnred ,f tF A DV<br />

Beginning in 1985 at the U.S. Pharmacopoeial C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>, a resoluti<strong>on</strong> regarding<br />

pharmacy compounding was passed, and this has been followed by resoluti<strong>on</strong>s at the<br />

1990, 1995, 2000, and the 2005 c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>cerning increased efforts in establishing<br />

pharmacy compounding standards and especially efforts related to special populati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

(pediatrics). In recent years, two enforceable general chapters have been implemented,<br />

including USP Chapter Pharmaceutical Compounding--N<strong>on</strong>sterile Preparati<strong>on</strong>s,<br />

and USP Chapter Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparati<strong>on</strong>s. In<br />

additi<strong>on</strong>, two additi<strong>on</strong>al USP informati<strong>on</strong>al chapters are in effect, including, USP Chapter<br />

Good Compounding Practices, and USP Chapter Pharmaceutical<br />

Calculati<strong>on</strong>s in Prescripti<strong>on</strong> Compounding. A new chapter <strong>on</strong> Quality C<strong>on</strong>trol in<br />

Pharmacy Compounding has been prepared. In additi<strong>on</strong> to the General Chapters,<br />

the USP-NF currently c<strong>on</strong>tains approximately 225 m<strong>on</strong>ographs related to pharmacy<br />

compounded preparati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

U.S. PHARMACOPEIA-PHARMACISTS PHARMACOPEIA<br />

The U.S. Pharmacopeia was originally developed for pharmacists. However, the<br />

emphasis of the current USP-NF is directed towards the pharmaceutical industry. The<br />

USP-Pharmacists Pharmnacopeia was launched in the summer of 2005. This set of

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