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Is Compounding Pharmacy Right For You?

The Happy PharmD

The roots of compounding pharmacy run deep, tracing back to the eighth century in Baghdad, where the first pharmacy drug store opened its doors. When it comes to earnings, compounding pharmacy offers a range comparable to other community pharmacy roles, with salaries averaging between $90,000 to $140,000 annually.

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Protecting Public Health through Accreditations and Inspections 

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Before coming to NABP, I worked in various hospital pharmacy settings and served on the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy as a Compliance Specialist. There have been instances of dirty sterile compounding surfaces — even one with a communal microwave on top of it.

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Extemporaneous Preparation with Unknown Stability

RX Note

Introduction Recently, you are assigned the task of updating extemporaneous preparation formulae at your hospital. Much to your surprise, quite a number of extemporaneous preparations are dated back to The Pharmaceutical Codex 1973. Although you managed to identify the extemporaneous preparation formulae, but no stability data is provided.