Episde 125 - The FDA and Limits with Compounding Pharmacy

Political Pharmacist Podcast

Ever wonder why compounding prescription have so many regulations? This is in large part no thanks to the issues that arose from the New England Compounding Center. Dr. Peter Koshland and Jim Hrncir, specialized compounding pharmacy owners, speak to some of these major issues and what has arisen out of the regulations put in place by the FDA that may actually limit patient care. This is a great deep dive episode in a specialized niche of pharmacy that all pharmacists are trained on in school, but many never took the extra step with. Jim and Peter share some great concerns and bring up great questions about where and who should be regulating the specialized and important niche of compounding pharmacy. FDA Laws: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-laws-and-policies Good Compounding info and site: https://compounding.com/ Dr. Koshland's pharmacy: https://www.koshlandpharm.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkoshland/ Jim's Pharmacy: https://lascolinaspharmacy.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hrncir-rph-8564711a/