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Congratulations to Michelle Gray, RPh, C4 HRT Specialist, Therapeutic Nutrition Lifestyle Coach and owner of Gray’s Compounding Pharmacy in Kimberley, British Columbia for being our May Profile in Personalized Medicine. These profiles celebrate members of the PCCA family who have proven to be champions of pharmacy compounding by providing the highest quality of service to their patients.

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Courtaney Davis and Stacey Lemus, both PCCA formulation specialists discuss the best practices to consider when selecting a gelling agent for your compounded preparation.

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Maria Carvalho discusses the latest versions of the USP (43rd edition) and NF (38th edition), as well as the corresponding USP Compounding Compendium, recognizing the importance of several proprietary PCCA bases

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Sara Hover discusses the challenges some patients face when it comes to optimizing thyroid hormone levels. She reveals that there are a few, emerging theories that could help patients with thyroid issues.

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Congratulations to Ashley Nolan, BSc, CPhT, a co-owner of Martin's Wellness & Compounding at Lamar Plaza Drug Store in Austin, Texas for being our April Profile in Personalized Medicine. These profiles celebrate members of the PCCA family who have proven to be champions of pharmacy compounding by providing the highest quality of service to their patients.

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To help pharmacies who have struggled and continue to struggle with the challenges brought on by this unprecedented time, we asked six compounding pharmacy owners about how they have successfully steered their practices through the pandemic. Here's what they had to say.

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Congratulations to Joseph P. Navarra, RPh, FACA, owner of Town TOTAL Compounding Center in Woodbury, New York for being our March Profile in Personalized Medicine. These profiles celebrate members of the PCCA family who have proven to be champions of pharmacy compounding by providing the highest quality of service to their patients.

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Melissa Merrell Rhoads and Suki Pramar of PCCA discuss selecting the right antimicrobial preservative when compounding medication for patient health challenges.

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Nat Jones, one of PCCA's Clinical Compounding Pharmacist, discusses the importance of naltrexone and how compounders can use Low-Dose Naltrexone therapy, especially with dermatological health challenges.

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Erin Michael discusses how the Pharmacy Technician of today differs wildly from what the position used to be in terms of responsibilities and opportunities, but also how the position has never been more important.