Compounding IV medications is a burdensome manual process that carries considerable risks. As hospitals care for more acute inpatients, the demand for IV medications is on the rise. With an eye on ...

Ensuring clinically sound, cost-effective medication therapy is a critical function of pharmacists. Yet addressing the costly and potentially dangerous process of sterile IV compounding—one of the ...

In early 2024, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported a record 323 active drug shortages, many affecting sterile injectable medications. This situation was exacerbated later ...

Dublin, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Compounding Pharmacies Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Therapeutic Area (Specialty Drugs, Dermatology), By Age Cohort (Pediatric, Adult), ...

IV hydration businesses are popping up in major cities across the country, including here in Maryland. Most hydration businesses offer a variety of products to their customers, including infusions of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One of the largest producers of IV fluids and dialysis solutions in the world is struggling. Baxter International’s North Carolina factory was hit hard by Hurricane Helene ...

Two compounding pharmacies recall drugs to prevent patient infections. March 20, 2013— -- Showing extra caution after the fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 40 people who'd received tainted ...

The recent withdrawal of Hims & Hers’ GLP-1 pill raises questions about the safety and effectiveness of compounded medications ...

Compounding is the act of mixing, combining, or altering ingredients to tailor a medication to an individual’s needs. Generally, compounding a medication is done by a licensed pharmacist, a licensed ...

Intravenous (IV) compounding safety has garnered recent attention as a result of high-profile incidents, awareness efforts from the safety community, and increasingly ...

Indiana lawmakers are weighing new guardrails around drug compounding amid warnings that patients are receiving powerful prescription treatments in settings that operate largely outside state ...