new oversight of pharmacy compounding

December 2012

The fungal meningitis outbreak will result in new oversight of pharmacy compounding.

We all know that compounding fills several important needs. Up to 3% of all prescriptions are compounded.

But it gets confusing when a compounder acts like a manufacturer.

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Table of Contents

Cardiology whether ALL patients with coronary artery disease should take a beta-blocker
Anticoagulants Xarelto (rivaroxaban) will be used to TREAT venous thromboembolism
Anticoagulants more about bleeding with Pradaxa (dabigatran)
Gastroenterology Linzess (lin-ZESS, linaclotide) for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation or chronic constipation in adults
Vaccines Prevnar 13 vaccine will be used in certain ADULTS
Vaccines New CDC recommendations will bring more focus on proper vaccine storage
Corticosteroids Rayos, a new delayed-release prednisone that's designed for evening dosing
Diabetes debate about whether diabetes patients who don't use insulin benefit from monitoring their blood glucose
Respiratory & Allergy Tudorza Pressair (TU-door-za, aclidinium), a new inhaled anticholinergic for COPD
Gout rev up promotion of Uloric (febuxostat) for managing gout
Compounding new oversight of pharmacy compounding
Interactions PPIs with methotrexate can lead to methotrexate toxicity
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