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Why is Accreditation Important?

Compounding medications is an integral part of the practice of pharmacy, and with the demand of patient-specific compounded medications increasing each year, there is a need for an enhanced, profession-wide system of standards by which each compounding pharmacy can test its quality processes. While compounding pharmacy is regulated by the state, accreditation is an even more comprehensive way to ensure a compounding pharmacy is meeting the highest quality and safety standards.

Pharmacists also want to give patients and prescribers a way to select a quality pharmacy. The pharmacies seeking PCAB™ Accreditation want to be able to demonstrate that they are “the best.”
The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Process
The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) is a not-for-profit corporation formed and lead by eight national pharmacy organizations that recognized the need for a national standards organization for compounding pharmacy. Together, these leading organizations developed the industry principles, policies and standards for the practice of compounding pharmacy, as well as the PCAB Accreditation criteria and processes.

Examples of specific quality and safety standards include:

PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacies can use only certain chemicals from highly reliable suppliers.
PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacists and their technicians must receive regular, specialized training.
PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacy facilities must meet design and other related standards to help ensure the area is clear and free of contamination.
PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacies must meet or exceed USP <795> standards for non-sterile compounding and/or USP <797> standards for sterile compounding.
PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacies agree to adhere to the PCAB “Principles of Compounding”

Pharmacies seeking accreditation must submit documented proof that they meet PCAB quality standards, submit their policies and procedures for regular review, and open their doors to regular physical inspections.

PCAB was founded by the American College of Apothecaries, American Pharmacists Association, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association, National Home Infusion Association and United States Pharmacopeia.

More detailed information about PCAB™ and the PCAB™ Accreditation process can be found on its Web site at www.pcab.org.



HM Compounding has earned the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board’'s Seal of Accreditation for meeting the compounding pharmacy industry’'s highest quality and safety standards. We are New York City's first PCAB Accredited Compounding Pharmacy. Our status as a PCAB Accredited™ compounding pharmacy lets you know that HM Compounding ranks among the best in the nation for quality and safety, and shows our dedication to protecting our patients by practicing safe, high-quality compounding. To earn the designation “PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacy,” we completed an extensive application that was reviewed by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board. Our compounding policies and procedures were then reviewed by professionals. Next, we opened our doors for an extensive on-site inspection. Only when these stringent evaluations were completed did PCAB officially grant us the PCAB Seal of Accreditation. Remember when you or your patients choose a pharmacy for compounding always look for the PCAB seal of Accreditation. For more information on PCAB, visit www.pcab.org. For more information on the variety of compounding we can do, insurance coverage, and our free delivery, call us at (800) 419-2804, or email us at info@hmcompound.com.

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