STAT

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Elahere is among a surging class of cancer medicines called antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which are designed to deliver a targeted dose of chemotherapy directly to tumor cells while sparing healthy tissues. Testing of compounded drugs from these pharmacies revealed unknown impurities up to 33%, the company claims.

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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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STAT

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nearly 96% of pharmacy technicians report their pharmacy faces drug shortages , according to an online survey last month by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. When a comparable drug is not available, 29% turn to their pharmacy’s compounding services, while 6% look to another compounding pharmacy.

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epicur

MARCH 12, 2024

Epicur Pharma’s Advisory Council member Ann Donoghue, DVM, MS shares her personal perspective on the important relationship between veterinary oncology and compounded medications used in chemotherapy treatments. Many of the presentations discussed the chemotherapies available to treat dogs.

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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Many other drugs have appeared on FDA’s shortage list in the past few years, including ADHD medications, chemotherapy treatments, and even antibiotics. Simultaneously, compounding pharmacies have been overwhelmed with the production of semaglutide injections that are compounded copies of Ozempic and Wegovy.

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epicur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Because there is no way to ensure that each tablet or capsule from a 503A pharmacy has exactly 1.62 But ultimately, I think the particular compounding pharmacy that you choose is much more important than deciding between a 1.5 Epicur’s chemotherapy tablets are a great example of this. mg, 3 mg, and so on.

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