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Stay current on PCCA news and events, market trends, and all things compounding!

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Read how inflammation impacts the immune system and how diet and nutritional supplements can potentially help immune system functions.

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This Profile in Personalized Medicine highlights Noha ElSayed, registered Pharmacist, APA, of Discovery Ridge Compounding Pharmacy & Travel Clinic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They have been proud PCCA members since 2015. Our new 2023 profiles ask pharmacy compounders how they incorporate PCCA’s Principles into their pharmacies.

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From its humble origins as a textile dye, methylene blue has transformed into a versatile clinical agent with a wide range of potential applications.

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Get flavoring tips for masking two bitter active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from our flavoring expert.

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Learn about the properties — including a biomarker for efficacy, known and unknown mechanisms of action and more — of minoxidil, the only FDA approved topical active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for alopecia in men and women.

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This Profile in Personalized Medicine highlights John C. Bellitti, RPh. He is the owner of HB Pharmacy in North Arlington, New Jersey. They have been a proud PCCA member since 1997.

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We’ve expanded our Lipoderm family of permeation-enhancing bases and offer helpful tips, including which Lipoderm base works best for specific APIs, when compounding preparations for your patients.

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Using social media to showcase your pharmacy delivers multiple benefits. Learn how to “get social” to market your pharmacy, gain insights and mark your brand’s footprint in the virtual world.

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Read what we’re doing to ensure PCCA Formulas for compounding nonsterile preparations — specifically beyond-use dates — comply with USP Chapter 795 revisions.

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Read more about how Canada and the U.S. regulators approach drug shortages, including duplicating approved drugs and the impacts of last winter’s drug shortages.