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Bi-weekly Member Newsletter
March 23, 2018
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Keep up-to-date with the latest legislative and regulatory news. Visit
IACP's website.
Archived
Capitol Connections
newsletters here. Send your suggestions and questions to
[email protected]
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Executive Vice President Address
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Cynthia Blankenship, Esq. IACP Executive Vice President
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We did it again! What a great week for IACP members. We announced the IACP Ambassador Program, released another CCH newsletter with information on why it is so important that you join us in D.C. to share your story and your patients' stories, we talked about how you can come to CCH for FREE, let you know about a COMP PAC event for Congressman Stewart in Utah, and we let you know when the U.S. Congress passed Omnibus Appropriations Legislation that included report language addressing concerns with the FDA implementation of the DQSA, when President Trump signed the Spending Bill, and we shared the FDA Guidance that was released for 503B Outsourcing Facilities.
Next week is going to be great, too - we will have new webinar information to share with you! We are so grateful for our IACP and IACP Foundation Board Members and want to recognize them for all they do for IACP and IACP Members. We will be highlighting them in the weeks to come so you can get to know then on a fun and more personal level. Following this awesome launch, you will then receive another
CCH newsletter with sneak peeks at the schedule that is jam packed with amazing
CCH programming, including a wide variety of sessions with some incredible speakers and topics,
social events that allow us to relax and enjoy a memorable time with our colleagues, the
Rx Mixer - Aloha State of Mind, which is a night you are sure to remember and offers you a wonderful opportunity to
Party with a Purpose at the ONLY IACP Foundation fundraiser of the year, incredible
PAC events that provide the rate and incredible opportunity to
meet one-on-one with an influential Member of Congress, and then all this concludes with the incredibly important
Hill Day!
In the newsletter last week, I shared with you my view as a former Congressional staffer why Hill Day is so vital to preserving the pharmacy compounding industry and patient access to compounded medications and why
IACP needs YOU Storming the Hill with us CCH!
Don't forget to register for CCH 2018!
In case you missed it, please take a look at our
Executive Membership as an option. We have already had four members upgrade their memberships!
Thank you, Jennifer Burch, Shawn Hodges, Jeffery Bray and Joe Grasela.
We have a lot on the horizon and we are excited to share it with you! Keep your eyes peeled for more emails detailing these programs. We think you are you going to be excited at the changes that are coming - changes that came directly from our membership survey!
Be sure to check your email for IACP member alerts next week for more information!
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Let's Keep the Momentum Going - Please Contribute to IACP's One Fund! We need your help, TODAY! Make the donation that will help Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Medications, and help support IACP's HR 2871 efforts. IACP is working to Protect, Promote & Advance Pharmacy Compounding!
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Registration NOW OPEN for IACP's 24th Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill!
June 23-26, 2018
999 Ninth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
The 24th Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill (CCH) will be held June 23-26, 2018 at the Renaissance Washington, in Washington D.C. With more than 400 expected attendees in 2018, Compounders on Capitol Hill brings together the top-level compounding pharmacists and technicians from across the country with the same goal - to protect patient access to vital compound medications. Don't miss the only pharmacy compounding event that takes our issues directly to Washington, D.C.'s doorstep.
CCH returns to Downtown Washington, D.C.! Conveniently situated in the Penn Quarter district, this premier location is surrounded by shops, a variety of dining options, the Spy Museum, Chinatown, the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and world-famous National Mall monuments.
What you can expect in 2018:
- CCH returns to Downtown Washington, D.C.! Located directly across from the Washington Convention Center, Renaissance Washington, D.C. (999 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC 20001) is conveniently situated in the Penn Quarter district, near D.C. CityCenter, Capitol Hill, and the White House.
- A bargain hotel group rate at $229 - that's almost half the price from previous years!
- Hear from experts during in-depth Continuing Education sessions on legislative and regulatory issues at the state and federal level affecting pharmacy compounding.
- Expanded exhibit hall puts attendees face-to-face with 60 leading companies that serve compounding pharmacies.
- Stay for Hill Day! Be an advocate for patients and compounding during in-person Capitol Hill meetings with your Members of Congress
- On Monday, June 25, the COMP PAC Dinner and Fundraiser is an exclusive opportunity to hob-nob with the powerful movers and shakers of Washington, D.C. The COMP PAC will host a Member of Congress to talk face-to-face with our attendees.
Hear from IACP President Baylor Rice & President-Elect Erik Tosh on Why YOU Must Register for #CCH2018!
Storm the Hill with Your Colleagues in Washington, DC and Share Your Patients' Voices with Capitol Hill to Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Medications!
Join us in Washington, D.C. for the 24th Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill (CCH), June 23-26, 2018 at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel.
Register today for CCH 2018 to walk the halls of Congress to protect, promote, and advanced the art of compounding. This is not the time to sit on the sidelines, we need you and your voice at CCH more than ever!
IACP Launches Competitions for CCH with Amazing Awards and Prizes!
CCH 2018 Overall Champion and State Captain Competition
GET ACTIVE, GET INVOLVED, GET ENGAGED!
IACP NEEDS you at #CCH2018 now, more than ever!
We are launching a Competition to encourage IACP members from the United States to attend CCH 2018.
This competition is as simple as telling others why attending CCH is so important
. Compounding is personal and so are the stories from you and your patients. Your Voice Matters - Your Vote Matters: The most common misconception is that pharmacists don't understand how powerful their voice is and what makes them different from their opposition. YOU have something that no one else has - YOUR vote which spans in every Congressional district. You, your patients, and the providers you work with are constituents - and, constituents vote during elections, they tell their co-workers, families, and friends how to vote as well. In times like these when our opposition is actively working against us on a daily basis - it's important to keep in mind that none of our opposition has this benefit that you have - but you have to make that benefit count. It's what makes you different and it's what makes YOUR presence as we Storm the Hill and walk the Halls of Congress at CCH so important. The stakes are too high, and this is not the time to sit on the sidelines and hope that someone else will represent your voice. Join your colleagues in preserving patient access and join us in the Halls of Congress to deliver this messaging like ONLY YOU can.
Here's How the Competition Works:
We are asking each member to tell their colleagues and friends,
to join us in Washington, D.C. for the 24th Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill (CCH), June 23-26, 2018 at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel
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Once they register, we have added an additional question to the CCH 2018 registration form to allow your invitee to place your name as their CCH reference. This is where you get to shine!
The member that gets the most people to CCH will be our overall Champion and win a free CCH registration!
In addition, the member that is able to get the most people from their state to CCH, will win the IACP State Captain Award and receive half off their CCH registration!The amount of people IACP members are able to get to attend CCH from a state will be based on percentages of population of each state to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to win this award!
Competition Rules:
- You must be a current member of IACP
- Your invitee must include your name in the registration form under the Attendee Information section. (How did you hear about Compounders on Capitol Hill?)
- In order to qualify all registrations must be received by the final advanced discount deadline, May 14, 2018. Click here to register TODAY!
#CCH2018 Exhibitor Prospectus Now OPEN!
Exhibitors and Sponsors, Come Join Us in D.C.
IACP's annual Compounders on Capitol Hill is attended by top-level compounding pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from across the country. We anticipate hosting more than 300 registrants in 2018. Attendees are the leaders in the compounding profession and the decision makers in the pharmacy.
This exhibition provides vendors an opportunity to network with attendees and promote your business among the decision makers in pharmacy compounding. The Exhibition Hall is located directly across from the registration area where all attendees must check-in and the CE General Session room. It is also the location for the attendee's breakfast and lunch for two days of the conference. All traffic to and from the General Session meeting room will travel in front of the Exhibition Hall.
We have added additional Exhibit Time! Over the course of three days, vendors will have eight hours dedicated solely to exhibition time. In addition, vendors are invited to participate in all educational sessions, social events, and appointments on Capitol Hill. We know you will agree that with 300 total attendees and approximately 50 exhibitors, this is an intimate gathering perfect for face-to-face business opportunities.
In addition, sponsorship provides an excellent opportunity to spread the message that your company supports compounding pharmacy! By agreeing to sponsor CCH, your company will gain access to the following benefits:
- Increased exposure to CCH attendees
- Company name and logo listed on the item selected
- Prominent listing on signage located in the registration, exhibit and breakfast/lunch areas
- Recognized in all conference program materials including the meeting syllabus
- Acknowledged in the meeting website, the bi-weekly newsletter, Capitol Connections and the meeting newsletter.
How Can You Support this Event?
We would love to have your support as an exhibitor and sponsor! Please consider both, today!
We would like to thank the following exhibitors for their commitment to
Compounders on Capitol Hill:
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), AirClean Systems, ARL Bio Pharma, Associates of Cape Cod, Inc., AX Pharmaceutical Corp, B&B Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cardinal Health OptiFreight Logistics, Charles River, DoseLogix/Topi-CLICK, DUTCH test by Precision Analytical, Eagle Analytical Services, Encore Scientific, Fagron, Inc., FlackTek, Inc., Hardy Diagnostics, IJPC, Infinity Laboratories, Letco Medical, MEDISCA, PCCA, Pestle® Pharmacy Compliance Software, Q.I. Medical, Rxinsider, Spectrum Pharmacy Products, Storey Marketing, Willow Birch Pharma
We would like to thank the following meeting sponsors for their support of the 2018 Compounders on Capitol Hill: DoseLogix/Topi-CLICK (Meeting Notepad/Pen Combo); Flacktek, Inc. (Happy Hour); Letco Medical (Welcome Reception, President's Reception, Meeting Hotel Key Cards, Congressional Handbooks); PCCA (Meeting Syllabus, Name Badge Holder, Travel Mugs).
We would like to thank the following individual and pharmacy meeting sponsors for their support of
Compounders on Capitol Hill
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Presidential Sponsor
: Jeffery Bray, CEO, MedQuest Pharmacy, North Salt Lake, Utah.; Judicial Sponsor: Bradley McCloskey, Owner, University Compounding Pharmacy, Troy, Michigan.; Contributor Sponsor: Amy Blackwell, Chief Marketing Officer, Monument Pharmacy Inc., Monument, Colorado; Kevin Borg, Owner/Pharmacist, Potter's House Apothecary, Peoria, Arizona; Jim Hrncir, RPh/Owner, Las Colinas Pharmacy Compounding and Wellness, Irving, Texas; Charles Lipeles, VP, Mecart Cleanrooms, Michleton, New Jersey, Phung Matthews, Pharmacy Director, MedQuest Pharmacy, North Salt Lake, Utah; Steve Moore, PharmD, Condo Pharmacy, Plattsburgh, New York; Hali O'Malley, Pharmacy Compliance Director, MedQuest Pharmacy, North Salt Lake, Utah.
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IACP Compounder Calendar
IACP's Compounder Calendar is your one-stop resource for all things compounding! Compounder Calendar provides a comprehensive listing of compounding events and continuing education programs.
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IACP's NEW Executive Membership Category is NOW Available!
We heard your request! Many of your responded to the IACP Membership Survey that you would love to see an IACP membership that gives you additional benefits to IACP events! We heard your feedback, and the IACP Membership Committee has been working diligently to develop an additional IACP membership category that gives YOU the additional benefits you want!
You already know that IACP has several categories to meet our membership needs, but now we have a NEW membership category to reach even more people!
IACP is excited to share our newest membership category, think of it as being an
IACP VIP, the
Executive Membership. If you are thinking about going to CCH this year, this is the perfect time to upgrade or renew your membership to the Executive level and receive a
FREE CCH registration! We would love to see you there and Storm the Hill with your peers. Registration rates for CCH go up on May 14
th
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Benefits of the Executive Category include:
- One ticket to the annual President's Gala
- Additional 10% discount on registration to the Educational Conference
- Reserved seating at live educational events
- One FREE registration to Compounders on Capitol Hill (registration may be transferred to another person if not used by the owner of the membership within the calendar year, if not used the monies will be considered a donation to IACP's One Fund)
PLUS
- One listing on IACP's Locator Service
- Use of the IACP Member logo
- Access to IACP AdvanCE series live and on-demand webinars
- Discounts from Corporate Members and Affiliates
- Access to a variety of IACP Member communications and information including: Legislative & Regulatory Affairs monitoring, State Compounding updates, State Board of Pharmacy updates, Capitol Connections bi-weekly e-newsletter, Member Alert emails, Breaking News on our website, Partnership for Personalized Prescriptions (P3) Advocates, DConnection Blog, discounts to educational seminars, networking, exclusive IACP Members Only website access, IACP Career Center, published white papers and more.
You get all this for only $1,500/year!
To kick off the Executive Membership category we recently had your very own
IACP Board of Director President-elect Jennifer Burch
join at the new level.
Thank you, Jennifer, Shawn, Jeff and Joe! To join them - upgrade your membership today!
If you are ready renew now, you can
upgrade your membership online. If you are interested in upgrading your current membership today, give us a call at (281) 933-8400 and we will make it happen!
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New IACP Committees Are Starting to Meet - It's Not Too Late to Join!
IACP is thrilled to see the outpouring interest we have had in joining IACP Committees and the fantastic chairs at the helm. The new committees and subcommittees below are really ramping up. They are setting their meeting schedules and will be meeting soon. If you are interested in joining one of these committees or subcommittees, or a different committee, please let us know!
Please take a look at all of the IACP Committees HERE
and let us know where you would like to serve! We would love to have you on an IACP Committee. Stay tuned next week for an announcement of a new Committee Chair as well!
Join a Committee and Help Work on the Exciting New Programs We Have in Store for 2018!
IACP is a success because of YOU! Please take a moment and look at what
IACP Committees
are doing and let us know if you would like to join a Committee. We would love to have YOU on an IACP Committee. In addition, in response to your direct feedback on the IACP Membership Survey, the IACP Board has responded by creating new Committees and one new Committee Subgroup.
Please email IACP's Jennifer Petska, BS, CPhT, IACP Director of Development & Membership, at [email protected] for more information or if you are interested in joining any committee.
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IACP MEMBER ALERTS
IACP Weekly Roundup
provides a new way to keep you up-to-date on IACP's Member Communications! We know you're busy, so we are making sure you don't miss a beat by rounding up all the IACP news that goes out to members in one location to make it easier for you to never miss any news on compounding!
Check out what news
your Academy has been sending.
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Inside Health Policy - States Push Closed Formularies, Pharmacy Networks As CMS Considers Allowing Those Arrangements In Medicaid - February 21, 2018
- Wedgewood, Vetsource partner on home-delivery platform for compounded medications
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Federal Advocacy
IACP Applauds Leadership of the U.S. Congress in Passing Omnibus Appropriations Legislation that Includes Report Language that Addresses Concerns with FDA Implementation of the DQSA
The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) on behalf of our more than 4,000 compounding pharmacists and the patients and providers they serve, applauds the leadership of the
U.S. Congress on passing Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation that includes Report Language that addresses concerns with FDA implementation of the DQSA in a manner that is contrary to Congressional intent.
This Omnibus Appropriations Legislation provides all discretionary funding for the federal government for the 2018 fiscal year. The bill contains the full legislation and funding for all of the 12 annual Appropriations bills. It totals $1.3 trillion.
While IACP is very grateful to Congress for the long-term effort it took from Congressional Pharmacy Champions to include this Report Language, IACP also wants to make certain that IACP members understand that this language does NOT change current law. Please continue to comply with the laws of your State and the DQSA. This language, does, however, give strong directives to FDA to change the regulatory guidance documents and inspection processes that FDA has for too long implemented.
Congress has been clear to FDA on Congressional intent and this is one more effort by Congress to let FDA know that Congress continues to be engaged on preserving patient access to vital compounded medication and providing oversight on the implementation by FDA of the DQSA. This Report Language continues to provide pharmacists, providers, and patients everywhere a strong tool as we work with Congress and the Administration, including FDA Commissioner Gottlieb, toward FDA formal rulemaking that adheres to Congressional intent to preserve patient access to compounding medications.
The legislation was presented to President Trump for his signature and he signed the Spending Bill.
Thank you to all the Members of Congress that worked tirelessly and diligently to preserve patient access to compounded medications! Thank you for standing on behalf of patients!
Thank you to all the members on the DQSA Coalition that have worked together to make certain your members voices and the voices of the patients they serve are heard.
And, thank YOU, to the IACP members that answered the call to call your Members of Congress and share your and your patients' stories on why it's essential to preserve patient access to compounded medications!
The IACP summary of ALL language impacting pharmacy compounding can be found HERE.
** Please note that this summary includes ALL language that impacts pharmacy compounding and designates what items were submitted by IACP and the DQSA Coalition and what language was NOT submitted by IACP and the DQSA Coalition**
The entire HR1625 - FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act can be found HERE.
The Explanatory Statement to Ag/FDA division of FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act can be found HERE.
FDA Releases Guidance Directed at 503B Outsourcing Facilities
Today, FDA released guidance entitled
"Evaluation of Bulk Drug Substances Nominated for Use in Compounding Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.". IACP is currently reviewing this guidance and will provide a full statement next week. Upon our initial reading, there are strong concerns with this guidance and how it will impact patient access to compounded medications. Please stay tuned for IACP's full analysis and statement next week!
To read the guidance document "Evaluation of Bulk Drug Substances Nominated for Use in Compounding Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act." click
here
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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on a key step in advancing FDA's oversight of drug compounding and implementing new laws governing outsourcing facilities
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2018
Statement
Today, we're taking a key step forward in implementing the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) and section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Among other things, these provisions limit the bulk drug substances that outsourcing facilities can use in compounding. It directs the FDA to develop a list of bulk drug substances for which there is a clinical need - the 503B bulks list.
Today, we're issuing a critical policy document that addresses how that list will be formulated, and what bulk drug substances the outsourcing facilities can use to compound drugs.
Compounding can be critical for advancing the health of patients who have specific medical needs that cannot be met by FDA-approved drugs. However, because compounded drugs are not FDA-approved and do not undergo premarket review by the FDA for safety, effectiveness and quality; they also present a greater risk to patients than FDA-approved drugs. This was illustrated by the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak. This tragic outbreak led to more than 750 cases of illness and the deaths of 64 individuals who had used a compounded drug for injection that was supposed to be sterile, but became contaminated.
In response to that public health tragedy, Congress enacted the DQSA in 2013 to enhance the safety and quality of these medicines. Advancing the FDA's compounding program is a high priority for the agency. We're fully committed to implementing the DQSA requirements in a way that preserves access to compounded drugs for patients who have a medical need for them, while protecting patients from poor quality or otherwise unsafe compounded drugs that could cause them serious harm.
The draft guidance we're releasing today is one part of a comprehensive policy framework. In January, we released our compounding policy priorities plan, which lays out how the agency will implement, over the course of 2018, certain key provisions of DQSA and other requirements of the law relevant to compounders. The plan is comprised of a series of draft and final guidance documents, proposed and final rules, and a revised draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the FDA and states. To read more click here.
Bipartisan Legislation Addressing Patient Access Concerns that Have Resulted from FDA's Implementation of the DQSA
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Your Efforts are Making a HUGE Difference!
We Now Have
44 HR 2871 Cosponsors
! Has Your Representative Signed On? Please send a
direct communication
to your Member of Congress.
HR 2871
will help clarify the Drug Quality & Security Act (DQSA) in a way that will better align the statute with congressional intent and most importantly, better balance public safety and patient access.
DOJ Releases Memo Stating Guidance Documents are Unenforceable
- On Thursday, January 25th, the Associate Attorney General issued a memorandum that prohibits the Department of Justice from using civil enforcement authority to "convert agency guidance documents into binding rules." According to the Memorandum published on the Department of Justice website, Justice Department civil litigators are prohibited from using guidance documents - or noncompliance with guidance documents - to establish violations of law in affirmative civil enforcement actions. Further, in that same news release, DOJ Associate Attorney General Brand stated, "Although guidance documents can be helpful in educating the public about already existing law, they do not have the binding force or effect of law and should not be used as a substitute for rulemaking."
Let's Keep the Momentum Going! We Need Your Patients' Stories!
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State Advocacy
- IACP provides our members with a weekly state tracking report - including legislative and regulatory updates! Check out this week's Compounders Stateside report here - you will need to log-in to view this members-only report.
- Check out IACP's State-by-State Analysis of Office-Use Compounding Regulations! Your Government Affairs team just released a State-by-State Analysis of Office-Use Regulations! We researched State regulations, State notices, State activity, and called State Boards of Pharmacy when regulations conflicted with actions to determine each State's office-use actions. In the instance where a State had recently changed its office-use practices, we called to determine why, and the response was noted when FDA had communicated that State law was pre-empted with Federal law.
You will find two documents - (1) the State-by-State analysis and (2) a complete supplemental document where all State regulations and actions are housed. The State-by-State analysis is a quick reference guide that demonstrates State regulations and current thinking on office-use and all supporting documents to this research can be found in the supplemental document. The DQSA Coalition intends to use this document to see whether model office-use State laws exist, to educate and assist States that are attempting to change office-use practices on the intent of Congress, and to focus on specific states for the State Board of Pharmacy/Board of Medicine Coalition Letter that is coming soon!
- USP General Chapter <800> State Adoption Status Chart. NASPA has developed a chart providing each state's current adoption status of USP's General Chapter <800>. Thank you, IACP Affiliate NASPA, for developing this invaluable tool!
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Grassroots Advocacy
- Tell Your Patients and Providers to sign up for the P3 Patient Advocacy Website! Patient Advocacy efforts make a real difference. That's why we need our IACP members' help to encourage more people to Join P3 and to Share their Stories! So many of our own IACP members have joined the P3 effort. Share this resource with everyone in your communities - your patients, your providers, your staff, your friends and family.
- Your Patients and Providers are asking their Representatives to Support HR 2871 with 540 messages sent to the Hill! Encourage your patients and providers to visit P3's Patient Advocacy Website. Advocates can instantly send a direct message to their Congressional Representatives, asking them to cosponsor the bipartisan legislation, HR 2871. Visit P3's Patient Advocacy Website. It's easy to use and will only take a few minutes to send an important HR 2871 message to Congress.
- IACP MEMBERS: We NEED your patient stories to feature on the P3 website - how have compounded medications helped your community? Share YOUR Stories! Please ask your patients and providers to also share their stories on the P3 website!
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IACP AFFILIATE NEWS
USP Announces Comment Period for
Chapters <795> and <797>
USP General Chapters <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding - Nonsterile Preparations, and <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding - Sterile Preparations are in the active revision process. The purpose of this alert is to provide you details of upcoming opportunities where you can participate in the public comment process for the proposed revisions.
To provide a unified approach to quality compounding, USP intends to align the timing and content of General Chapters <795>, <797>, and <800>Hazardous Drugs-Handling in Healthcare Settings. Among other proposed content in the revisions, hazardous drug handling sections in <795> and <797> will reference General Chapter <800>.
General Chapter <800> was completed and published in February 2016, and the content of that chapter is not currently under revision.
Below are the timeline and associated web links for you to engage and provide input during the public comment periods for <795> and <797>. You will be able to provide written comments through the USP website from March 30, 2018 to July 31, 2018 for USP <795>, and from July 28, 2018 to November 30, 2018 for USP <797>.
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Schedule & Links for Compounding Standards
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Click the links for access where the respective information will be posted
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Pharmaceutical Compounding -
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Pharmaceutical Compounding
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Pre-Posted on the USP Website for Public Comment**
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Published in thePharmacopeial Forum
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Open Microphone Session
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March 15, 2018
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* The current published versions of USP-NF General Chapters <795> and <797> are official until new chapters
become official.
** This pre-posting allows extra time, beyond the typical 90 day period, for stakeholders to review and provide
input.
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USP Debuts New Resource - USP <800> HazRx™ Mobile App.
The <800> HazRx™ Mobile App
is an innovative tool that combines information from three trusted data resources (NIOSH, RxNorm, General Chapter <800>) to help identify hazardous drugs at the point of practice and to inform the healthcare worker on what measures to take to help reduce their risk in accordance with established standards.
As we all move toward safer handling of hazardous drugs in the work place, USP encourages early adoption and implementation of USP General Chapter <800> to protect the public health in all healthcare settings.
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IACP COMP PAC NEWS
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The year is off and running, and it's been an amazing 2018 so far for your IACP COMP PAC Committee!
Thank You to our COMP PAC Committee members. What an amazing group of folks we have this year! If you're interested in joining the COMP PAC Committee, it's not too late. Email us at
[email protected] and let us know if you'd like to join.
Join us at the COMP PAC Dinner and Fundraiser during CCH!
IACP COMP PAC offers the rare and incredible opportunity to
meet with Members of Congress
one-on-one to share your and your patients' stories. We have heard your request for more opportunities to meet Members of Congress in this rare and small setting, and your COMP PAC is answering the call by having
more PAC events than ever at #CCH2018!
As a sneak peek on the events to come, IACP COMP PAC is continuing the tradition of offering the amazing opportunity to break bread with a Member of Congress over a glorious three course meal at Ruth's Chris Steak House, Monday, June 25, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
You will have the incredible opportunity to speak to the Member of Congress in a fun and relaxed environment. This event also serves as the SOLE IACP PAC Fundraiser of the YEAR!
Your attendance and donations to COMP PAC
events are essential in helping preserve patient access to compounded medications. Your voice makes a tremendous difference - we need YOU at IACP COMP PAC events this year!
You are Cordially Invited to a Premier PAC Reception Honoring
Congressman Chris Stewart
Please join
IACP Board Member and Infrastructure Review Chair, Jeffery Bray
, Senator Evan J. Vickers, Cliff Holt, Dana Burnett, the
IACP COMP PAC, PCCA PAC
and
NCPA PAC
for an event hosting Congressman Stewart!
Congressman Stewart is a Member of the House Committee on APPROPRIATIONS and is a
true champion for compounding pharmacists and he has fought to preserve patient access to vital compounded medications.
Congressman Stewart has sponsored H.R. 2871, the Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act
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We are so thankful to Jeffery for hosting this event and we encourage all Utah and the surrounding members to come out to this amazing opportunity to meet Congressman Stewartand be your patients' voice!
DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2018
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
at MedQuest Pharmacy
669 West 900 North
North Salt Lake City, UT 84054
Please click here to access a donation form, R.S.V.P.,
and for more information.
This is an event you do not want to miss!
Stay tuned as we release additional information on these events
in the coming week!
In addition to the dinner, the IACP COMP PAC Committee has been brainstorming new ideas and programs - and have a lot to tell you.
We're Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth is - the COMP PAC Match Program! To generate some immediate contributions to our PAC fund, we have launched a new
COMP
PAC Match program! It's a very simple concept - for every $1 donated to COMP PAC, our PAC Committee members will match that donation by $1. Since launching, we've already tallied nearly $16,000!
Want to help boost that amount? Contact us at (281) 933-8400.
Tier Program - In addition to the
PAC Match program, we've created a
Tier Donation system, thanking and recognizing our IACP Members who consistently donate above and beyond to COMP PAC.
Executive Diamond
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$3,000 + or
$225 +/month |
- 10% Registration discount for 2nd IACP member at either CCH or EduCon (Savings up to $75)
- One CCH COMP PAC dinner ticket with Preferred Seating and/or Interaction with the Congressman (Value $1,000)B
- Two tickets to the IACP President's Gala (Value $550)
- IACP "Executive Diamond" pin
- Plus Diamond benefits except pin
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Diamond |
$1,500 - $2,999 or
$125 - $249/month |
- 10% Registration discount at either CCH or EduCon (Savings up to $75)
- Recognition at the Board of Director's meeting
- One ticket to CCH COMP PAC dinner (Value $1,000)B
- IACP "Diamond" Pin
- Plus Platinum benefits except pin
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Platinum |
$500 - $1,499 or
$42 - $124/month |
- One ticket to Congressman's reception at EduCon (Value $250)A
- Two drink tickets at IACP Fundraising Event (Value $30)
- Recognition at EduCon / CCH
- IACP "Platinum" Pin
- Plus Gold benefits except pin
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Gold |
$200 - $99 or
$17 - $41/month |
- Recognition in COMP PAC newsletter
- IACP "Gold" Pin
- Plus Silver benefits except pin
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Silver |
$100 - $199 or
$10 - $16/month |
- Thank You Letter
- IACP COMP PAC Ribbon at EduCon / CCH
- IACP "Silver" Pin
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Disclaimers:
1.)
If paying via monthly, benefits will not apply until completion of the payment term. (i.e. member submitting monthly payments starting in January 2018, will not experience tier benefits until January 2019.)
2.) Tickets to registration for conferences, fundraising events, CCH, COMP PAC dinner are non-transferable.
3.) Discounts may not be combined with any other promotional discounts.
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$250 of your donation will be applied towards PAC Reception Fundraising at EduCon
B
$1,000 of your donation will be applied towards Comp PAC Dinner Fundraising at CCH
Monthly Payment System - We want to make it as easy and convenient as possible for you to donate to COMP PAC. Many of you have asked for a monthly donation program versus a one-time donation plan.
We're making that happen for you! Now you can spread out those COMP PAC contributions to help with your budgeting. I'm a pharmacy owner, and I know you have a lot of financial responsibilities. We're providing you with a more flexible way to donate to COMP PAC. Let us know what you think! Help us make this a success.
Please note, per the FEC, monthly contributions are tallied for the calendar year, not twelve months from the first monthly donation. Benefits for the monthly donations will not go into effect until the following year. If you would like to receive the benefits for your monthly donation level in the year you start donating, you will need to pre-pay the total amount of the level of benefits you desire.
So Get Involved! Meet with Your Members of Congress! Donate to COMP PAC!
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They're here!
The beautiful new COMP PAC pins are here!
The New COMP PAC Contributor Pins - are what all the fashionably dressed will be wearing at
Compounders on Capitol Hill in D.C. this June!
Don't you want one of these awesome pins? Find out how you can get one of your very own. Email
[email protected] for more information.
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14th Annual Rx Mixer -
Aloha State of Mind
Plans to Raise More than $200,000!
IACP Foundation's 14th Annual Rx Mixer - Aloha State of Mind benefiting the IACP Foundation is being held Sunday, June 24, 2018 from 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown. Early Bird Price is $150 per person until March 31, 2018 (one event ticket and three drink tickets). The Regular Price is $175 and Late Registration is $200 after June 10, 2018. This is a separate ticketed event.
Join us in paradise and come relax with your colleagues and friends. Our guests will be treated to a fun evening of classic food, cold drinks, fellowship, and Dueling Pianos to lead us in song and cheer! Try your hand at the Live Auction, Silent Auction by the IACP Foundation, Memorabilia Silent Auction by GrandStand Sports and the Reverse Card Draw!All for a really good cause as we support the IACP Foundation's research and education initiatives. As we gather again with our colleagues and friends, we want to emphasize that Rx Mixer is much more than a fun party. It's a Party with a Purpose!
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