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Maria Carvalho, PharmD, MRPharmS, PhD, Manager of PCCA Science, provides an exciting update regarding treatment of oral lichen planus, a formulation study for surgical wound healing and a whole lot more in this PCCA Science Update!

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Tricia Heitman discusses the pharmacy compounding axiom that no single dosage concentration fits all patients and why that is important for patient health safety.

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PCCA’s Clinical Services department recently spoke with pharmacies in different parts of the country who had an issue with their omeprazole formulations turning purple. Our Clinical Services Manager, Matt Martin, PharmD, provides insight into the likely culprits of the coloration changes.

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PCCA is proud to unveil our new, cutting edge Quality Control lab. After more than a year and a half of planning, design and execution, our QC lab is an advanced testing facility that stands as an integral part of The PCCA Standard™. Come take a look!

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The winter season is often accompanied by health challenges. The cold air can contribute to various skin conditions, and it can dampen the immune system, leading to illness as well. Over the years, we have published some great information on compounding for this season in our members-only magazine, the Apothagram, so we decided to share some of that information in our latest blog post!

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Don Bottoni, RPh, FACA, a PCCA Clinical Compounding Pharmacist provides two tests that can help pharmacies to test the quality of their Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to ensure they are using high-quality, USP-grade DMSO.

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PCCA's Matt Martin and Melissa Merrell Rhoads provide an update on the FDA's decision to designate human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) as a biologic product and what that means for compounders and for PCCA.

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PCCA President Jim Smith provides an exciting and grateful end-of-the-year message for PCCA Members. He also provides an update on our goals moving forward into 2020.

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Thank you to all of our readers and subscribers for supporting the PCCA blog, your support is what makes it the best compounding pharmacy blog online! We’re grateful to be able to produce content that professionals in the pharmacy compounding industry find valuable. With that said, come check out the top five, most valuable PCCA Blog Posts of 2019 that you might have missed!

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Yi Liu, PharmD, PhD, PCCA Research Pharmacist has an exciting PCCA Science update on case studies, new product testing and comprehensive formula analysis revolving around our PCCA bases. Check it out!