Physicians are providing improved patient services by offering Point of Care Dispensing of pharmaceutical medicines to their patients. By doing so, a physician can be unique in the marketplace by helping their patients in several key areas. Though costs to patients are about the same as local pharmacies, Point of Care Dispensing is still profitable for physicians giving them an extra incentive to try this relatively unknown practice.
Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation now has a CD available of the presentation, 'What’s Next with USP 797?' from the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas. Eric Kastango, MBA, RPh, discussed the proposed changes to the USP 797 guidelines for sterile compounding and the impact on the hospital pharmacy practice.
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