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Article: Accuracy of compounding pharmacies questioned. (10 of 29 Sample Prescriptions Failed).
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- November 15, 2002
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Ten of 29 prescriptions obtained in a Food and Drug Administration survey of compounding pharmacies failed assays, Vaiyapuri Subramaniam, Pharm.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Of the 10 failed samples, 9 were significantly subpotent and 1 contained unacceptable levels of endotoxin. The take-home message is, "Professionals and patients beware," Dr. Subramaniam, an FDA compliance officer, told this newspaper. "There are risks involved."
Compounding is defined as combining, mixing, or altering ingredients by a licensed pharmacist to create a customized drug for a patient based on the ...