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Compounded GLP-1 RA drugs: Criteria for compounding medicines to fill gaps that drugmakers can’t fill

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APC CEO Scott Brunner, CAE, discusses compounding drugs, including the GLP-1 RA antidiabetes and antiobesity medications.

There are three criteria for compounding pharmacists to mix a version of a medicine that is not available from a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding offers this tutorial and examples of how compounding pharmacists meet patient demand for necessary drugs.

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