Hormone Therapy: Not Just for Menopause

Hormone replacement therapy has changed drastically over the past decade. Today, it’s all about personalization: Medications are tailored to individuals — there’s no more one-size-fits-all treatment. Physicians and compounding pharmacists work together with both men and women to ensure that their medications are specific to their body and their needs. It’s called compounded bioidentical hormone […]

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IACP cheers reintroduction of legislation to clarify FDA role in pharmacy compounding

ALEXANDRIA, VA (29 March, 2019) – The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists today cheered the reintroduction of The Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act, H.R. 1959, by Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), which would clarify provisions of the Drug Quality Security Act of 2013 related to pharmacy compounding.   That clarification is […]

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IACP Applauds Leadership of the U.S. Congress in Passing Omnibus Appropriations Legislation that Includes Report Language that Addresses Concerns with FDA Implementation of the DQSA

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) on behalf of our more than 4,000 compounding pharmacists and the patients and providers they serve, applauds the leadership of the U.S. Congress on passing Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation that includes Report Language that addresses concerns with FDA implementation of the DQSA in a manner that is contrary to Congressional […]

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FDA Launches New Patient Engagement Collaborative, Call for Nominations

IACP Members: Encourage Your Patients to Get Involved – Make Their Voices Heard on FDA’s New Site – Why Access is NEEDED to Compounded Medications! The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a Patient Engagement Collaborative https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/author/mcooper/ and has issued a Call for Nominations. http://bit.ly/2zWVqZk According to the Agency, “FDA is committed to collaborating with patients, caregivers, […]

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RX3 Compounding Pharmacy has Seen Sizable Growth

RX3 Compounding Pharmacy has seen sizable growth Richmond Times-Dispatch30 Oct 2017BY JOAN TUPPONCE SHELBY LUM/TIMES-DISPATCH C.F. “Sonny” Currin Jr. had been in the pharmacy business for decades when he saw a growing need for more medication customization. He decided to make a change in 1995 around the time his son, Chris, graduated from the Virginia […]

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Drug Topics: Bill Would Protect Compounded Drugs

Bill Would Protect Compounded Drugs The IACP is excited about new legislation that could help compounding pharmacists. June 16, 2017 By Christine Blank The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) said it strongly supports a bipartisan bill that would protect patients’ access to compounded medications. The bill, HR 2871, The Preserving Patient Access to Compounded […]

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