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The voice for pharmacy compounding | September 18, 2020
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From the President
|  Shawn Hodges
APC President |
Bits and pieces:
- Starting October 2, APC's Compounding Connections will become a weekly e-newsletter, and will begin to land in your email box every Friday morning. Look for it. Read it. Be informed.
- 166 folks participated in last week's Compounders on Capitol Hill briefing, and our 55 targeted virtual congressional visits are underway. Thanks to those of you who are participating. It's important work.
- APC's CompPAC raised $5,000 in its fundraiser last week with compounder and congressional candidate Diana Harshbarger. If you missed that fundraiser, you can still help us support candidates who think like you do. Invest in CompPAC.
- Just shy of 1,000 testimonials have already been uploaded to APC's cBHT Testimonial portal. We'll be using those in our efforts to protect cBHT, so keep them coming by sharing this link with your patients: A4PC.org/cbhtandme
- OneFund, which fuels APC's advocacy work, is still about $75,000 shy of our $300,000 goal. If you haven't invested, please do. Our ability to achieve the right policy outcomes on a range of issues depends on it. Invest here.
That's my news. APC has news for you too ... and that's what the rest of this newsletter is about. Read on ....
Best,
Shawn
You can reach Shawn at shodges@innovationcompounding.com. | |
Need to know: BUD Extension Task Force
APC seeks compounders for BUD Extension Task Force
Amid the many perspectives and opinions expressed in this week's USP open forum on beyond-use dates in the new USP <795> and <797> chapter, we perceived a clear consensus among stakeholders that compounders need to be able to extend beyond-use dates.
APC is committed to serving as a resource to USP by proposing protocols and tools for BUD extensions that are safe and effective. To develop those proposals, we're appointing a task force, and we're seeking compounders who may want to be a part of the effort. We envision a handful of substantive virtual meetings that should result in a proposal to bring to USP. If you are interested in serving, email scott@a4pc.org ASAP.
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Need to know: First Malmberg Award recipient
Jeff Bray earns first Malmberg Compounding Advocacy Champion Award
Jeffrey Bray, CPhT, of Salt Lake City, was the recipient of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding's first annual George and Lucy Malmberg Compounding Advocacy Champion Award, presented to him at APC's Compounders on Capitol Hill event on September 10. Read more!
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Need to know: Share this picture
A creative (and anonymous) compounder designed this image to spread the word about protecting cBHT. Help spread it! You're free to use and share the image -- pop it on your website, share it on your social media, and even email it to your patients. Don't let cBHT be restricted!
Click to enlarge:
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Need to know: Compounders and Covid-19
Even before the vaccine, you can do your part
Even mild cases of Covid-19 can cause life-long heart and lung damage. Learn how to help your patients with the right supplements: APC's 1-hour CE webinar, "COVID-19 and What You can Do For Your Immune System (and Your Patients)".
It's September 29, from 2:00 to 3:00pm EDT.
Get more info and register today at A4PC.org/COVIDimmune
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Need to know: Help these urologists and their patients
They're looking for info from compounders
Urologists at Wake Forest University are working to improve the use of intracavernosal Injection (ICI) for erectile dysfunction - they're looking for help from compounders to improve understanding among urologists relative to ICI, "and to try and standardize our delivery of care relative to treatment and education." Click here to read more and take their survey.
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ICYMI
Share your cBHT stories! Don't forget to share your testimonials and tell your patients, too. We're closing in on 1,000 of them, and we need to show Congress and FDA how important compounded hormone therapy is to millions of patients across the country.
Go to A4PC.org/cbhtandme and fill out the simple form -- tell us what cBHT has meant to you!
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