The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 12, 2024

With the popularity of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists ( GLP-1 agonists ) like Ozempic, you may have seen advertisements for compounded semaglutide. Although compounded semaglutide may be similar to Ozempic, it has not been tested for safety and efficacy in clinical trials and is not exactly the same.

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STAT

AUGUST 11, 2023

Nearly every hospital pharmacy across the U.S. And the problem has become so bad – especially for chemotherapies — that one-third of hospital pharmacists reported their institutions are rationing, delaying, or canceling treatments or procedures, according to a new survey. is experiencing shortages of prescription drugs.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Tiene Bauters, PharmD PhD, Pharmacy Department , Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, offers her take on what’s hot on the horizon for hospital pharmacy in 2024. These will undoubtedly present great opportunities for hospital pharmacists and their teams.

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STAT

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Pharmacists increasingly are being asked to make drugs in bulk for hospitals that are in short supply, and they’re even beginning to make chemotherapies. Hospitals’ reliance on pharmacist-made drugs, a practice called compounding, has risen in step with worsening drug shortages.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Seventeen percent work in hospital settings, including compounding, inpatient, medication reconciliation, and outpatient areas.

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STAT

JULY 20, 2023

and around the world to obtain needed medicines the next time they visit a hospital. The tornado that struck parts of North Carolina on Wednesday not only damaged the immediate area, but could soon make it much harder for countless people across the U.S. Among the damaged buildings was a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mountain, N.C.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

When this happens, compounding pharmacies (such as those that work with telehealth companies ) are able to make formulations of a drug that is not readily available. Although compounded versions of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound, are becoming popular online, the two drugs are not exactly the same.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Supreme Court decisions that stand to stifle diversity and representation in medicine have hamstrung physicians across specialties and settings — in rural and urban communities, in hospitals, clinics, and independent practices.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With the exploding popularity of Mounjaro and Zepbound, you may have seen advertisements for affordable compounded versions of the drugmaybe even without a prescription. You may have also seen ads for compounded versions of GLP-1 receptor agonists Ozempic and Wegovy. Keep reading to learn more about compounded tirzepatide.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Some people may be drawn to the affordability of compounded semaglutide, hoping to manage costs through insurance. However, most insurance companies dont cover compounded semaglutide, especially for weight loss, leaving many to pay potentially high out-of-pocket costs. What is compounded semaglutide?

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

As a result, many people look for cheaper options or ways to skip the shortage wait, which is where compounded GLP-1s come in. Compounded drugs are custom-made versions of brand-name medications that are often easier to get and may cost less. Read on to learn more about the safety of compounded GLP-1s and the risks behind using them.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Robotic compounding systems reduce the frequency of contamination when compared to manual compounding in an isolator, a new study examining the chemical contamination of cancer drugs has found. Robotic compounding of cytotoxic drugs showed less frequency of contamination compared to manual contamination.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

Their situation is compounded by a sense that they have been abandoned by hospital leadership, leading to increasing levels of physician burnout and attrition. Medical students have picked up on the chaos within the emergency medicine physician community — and it’s making them less interested in entering our specialty.

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Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD Vice President of Clinical Operations, TidalHealth Early on in my hospital pharmacy career, I had the pleasure of working with several tenured pharmacy leaders who were winding down their careers as staff pharmacists. One of these pharmacists had served as the CEO for a local hospital.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 18, 2025

Here, speaking to Gerry Hughes, she shares her insights on current clinical pharmacy challenges around expansion and integration of hospital pharmacists, and the exciting trajectory this branch of pharmacy is set to undertake in the years ahead. Over previous decades, there have been several inflection points in its progress.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Some online providers have started offering compounded semaglutide as a budget-friendly alternative. However, people using compounded semaglutide may not see the weight loss they expect, for various reasons. What is compounded semaglutide? Still, compounded semaglutide isn’t FDA approved.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 26, 2024

The 3D printing study sought to determine whether the technology was a suitable alternative to pharmaceutical compounding, to prepare personalised medicines for paediatrics with rare metabolic disorders in a hospital setting. Currently, there is a lack of suitable amino acid formulations on the market, the researchers explained.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 25, 2022

Kevin Straughn, PharmD, clinical pharmacist at Duke Regional Hospital, said once the 2 compounding chapters, and become enforceable, there will be a 6-month grace period before USP becomes enforceable.

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Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Stephanie Gallagher, PharmD, MBA Senior Clinical Product Marketing Manager, Omnicell The sterile compounding industry has been under great scrutiny due to alarming frequency and severity of adverse events from IV compounding, such as the New England Compounding Center catastrophe in 2012.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

So why, as clinicians, are we not focused on improving the documented one in 10 inaccuracies in sterile compounded products? Dave has been a leader in adoption of IV automation and will share how IV compounding robot and iv workflow solutions are improving safety and helping to reduce errors across all areas of sterile compounding.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

clinical pharmacist at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, cinnamon may have a modest impact on blood sugar levels. Certain foods cause rapid blood sugar spikes , while others affect it more gradually or may even help to lower blood sugar or keep it relatively steady. One of these foods, unexpectedly, is cinnamon.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MARCH 13, 2025

Temperature Monitoring provider Sonicu and compounding compliance software provider Pharmacy Stars help hospital-based pharmacies with a powerful integration that improves compliance workflow and data collection

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The Happy PharmD

JULY 4, 2024

Are you considering a career in compounding pharmacy? Let me take you on a journey into the world of compounding pharmacists, where we dive into everything from job satisfaction to salary expectations. In terms of demand, the future looks promising for compounding pharmacists.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 21, 2024

Supporting the successful compounding of drugs with 3D printing processes has the potential to not only fulfil unmet patient needs but also drive efficiencies in hospital pharmacies. 3 But what about 3D drug printing in hospitals? Moreover, hospital pharmacies often encounter challenges related to drug shortages.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Many often rely on 503B outsourcing pharmacies for their pre-mixed compounded sterile products. At the University of Maryland Medical Center, we reduced our need for 503B vendors by implementing an IV robotics insourcing program for compounded sterile products (CSPs). This combination represents the net savings for the hospital.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There is a considerable way to go in Europe to move towards more automated medication management systems in hospitals, according to the results of a survey run by a European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) special interest group (SIG). This survey report helps us understand the current status of automation in Europe.

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The Happy PharmD

JANUARY 24, 2025

When deciding between retail and hospital pharmacy, the career path you choose could drastically shape your professional life. Retail pharmacists generally earn a higher salary than their hospital counterparts. In general, retail pharmacists seem to have the edge in salary, especially when compared to staff positions in hospitals.

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BuzzRx

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Closed Fractures vs Open Fractures (Compound Fractures) A closed fracture is one in which there is a break in the bone line, but the overlying skin is intact. Open or compound fractures are risky because they make it easy for bacteria and contaminants to enter the wound and invade the body. What is a comminuted compound fracture?

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Implementing an intelligent infrastructure of automation and intelligence, supported by expert services to ensure optimization, is an opportunity for health systems to enhance medication distribution processes, support sterile compounding safety and efficiency, and ultimately improve pharmacy supply chain management.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 31, 2024

clinical pharmacy manager at HCA Florida Highlands Hospital. Lewis says that once you pick up a prescription from your pharmacy, you can typically expect the medication to be good for one year (but you should always check the expiration date listed on your prescription after its been dispensed to be sure).

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Terri Albarano, MS, PharmD Director, Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board When patients are admitted to the hospital, they are typically focused on receiving the best care. One key area was in sterile compounding of IVs – a big risk area – in which a dosing error could have serious consequences.

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The Honest Apothecary

APRIL 24, 2023

CALIFORNIA CONSIDERS CLASSIFYING FLAVORING AS “COMPOUNDING “ In a nearly unprecedented move, the state of California is considering treating “flavoring” of a prescription (such as a child’s antibiotic) as “compounding”, thus making the process more difficult and burdensome to pharmacies.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MARCH 28, 2024

It is imperative to underscore that the hospital pharmacist is, and must be, an indisputable part of all health systems at all levels in frontline patient care, and the profession must advocate for themselves and reinforce this narrative. Does the public actually know and see us as the personnel who solely dispense medications?

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IDStewardship

OCTOBER 14, 2024

It’s not a fast process and may even require going to another section of the hospital to complete the work. Compounding sulbactam-durlobactam Admittedly I have never compounded this one myself, but it just sounds like an error waiting to happen as well as a considerable time commitment.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If liquid gabapentin is needed, a provider at a compounding pharmacy must prepare it. 100 mg compounded liquid or capsule 11-20 lbs. FYI, she says the vet may recommend induced vomiting and/or hospitalization for IV fluids, monitoring, or respiratory support. However, the human liquid version should not be given to dogs.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

JULY 23, 2024

This camp gave me a real taste of what being a pharmacist entails as I compounded medications and completed various patient care simulations. Growing up, I spent a lot of time in hospitals with my brother, who has a chronic illness. It was my first visit to a pharmacy school, and I immediately fell in love with the campus.

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