The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding

A 15-hour foundational curriculum aimed at equipping you to earn your patients' trust.

Earning their trust takes more than your technical expertise. It’s equally important that patients know that you and your teammates have an essential understanding of the laws, regulations, and policies that govern pharmacy compounding. That you operate in compliance with those rules. It’s critical for compounding well.

But you can't comply with rules and regulations that you don't know.

Learn the basics in legal and regulatory compliance from experts in compounding.

The presenters in every course have deep expertise in compounding and the laws and regulations that govern the industry.

A collaboration with the Virginia Commonwealth University

Our Mission

Build your patients’ trust through expertise.

We earn the trust of our patients through our actions, by consistently operating our pharmacies to the highest ethical, legal and regulatory standards. Every day. With every single prescription we fill.

Our Mission

Ensuring that our members "live the code" is perhaps APC’s most important mission.

Our Program

APC, the VCU School of Pharmacy, and the Pharmacy Compounding Foundation have created a continuing education program aligned with APC’s Code of Ethics.

Live The Code

The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding is designed to ensure our member pharmacies operate at the highest ethical standards.

Fundamental Knowledge

Education to enhance your expertise.

To provide your team with the know-how to operate at the highest ethical and legal standards, we have created a 15-hour online continuing education program of foundational learning for new compounders. It’s also an excellent refresher for those who have been in the business a while.

The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding is an ideal place to build your team’s fundamental knowledge—knowledge that will help you earn and keep the trust of your patients. And because it’s a collaboration between APC, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Pharmacy, and the Pharmacy Compounding Foundation, you can be confident that the modules are aimed at ensuring your compounding operation is not just compliant, but also excellent.

The Course

Taught by industry experts.

The Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Foundations of Pharmacy Compounding is a 15-hour, 11-module course that will help you understand the clinical rationale for compounding; specific considerations for compounded preparations to treat certain health conditions; and the importance of the triad relationship of prescriber, patient, and pharmacist.

Learn to apply the legal requirements and regulations specific to a compounding pharmacy and dispensing compounded preparations.

Assess the record-keeping required in compounding, including standard operating procedures, master formulations, compounding records, sourcing ingredients, and error prevention and remediation.

Describe the methods for ensuring the quality of compounded products and compounding practices.

Develop training and evaluation competencies for your compounding personnel.

Recommend strategies to enhance collaboration with health-care colleagues.

Evaluate your compounding pharmacy to ensure that you are following best practices as they relate to diversity; equity; inclusion; and belonging in compounding practices, patient care and hiring practices.

Propose ways to advocate for pharmacy compounding with our strategic alliances to our policymakers.

Discuss the most recent proposed revisions to USP Chapters <795> and <797>, November 1, 2022 and USP <800>, including areas within compounders’ practices that may be impacted.

Pricing

Online. Affordable.

This is an online CE course, allowing you to complete the program at your own pace. It’s also priced well below most CE courses. Every pharmacist and pharmacy technician involved in compounding should earn this essential certificate. Because it’s that important.

Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician

$495/ea

Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians employed by an APC Pharmacy/Facility Member

$395/ea

Education

Course Overview

Module 1: The Triad Relationship: Who are you compounding for? – AJ Day, PharmD

Module 2: Compounding Laws and Regulations – Denise Frank, RPh

Module 3: Record Keeping in Compounding – Michelle Moser, RPh, FAPC

Module 4: Personnel Training and Evaluation – Stacy Hightower, CPhT and Katie Lewis, CPhT

Module 5: Quality Assurance in Compounding – Kristopher Le, PharmD

Module 6: Compounding with the Healthcare Team in Mind – Tenille Davis , PharmD, RPh, BCSCP, FAPC

Module 7: Communicating Your Compounding – Lauren Caldas, PharmD and Alexis Exum, MPS, MA

Module 8: Professional Judgment and Personal Ethics in Compounding – Barbara Exum, PharmD

Module 9: Verifying Your Pharmacy’s Credibility in Compounding – Alexander Pytlarz, PharmD

Module 10: Ambassador for Pharmacy Compounding – Matt Martin, PharmD

Module 11: Section 1: USP 795 Standards of Practice for Compounding – David Mastropietro, RPh, PhD

Module 11: Section 2: USP 797 Standards of Practice for Compounding – David Mastropietro, RPh, PhD

Module 11: Section3: USP 800 Standards of Practice for Compounding – David Mastropietro, RPh, PhD

Taught by experienced professionals.

The faculty teaching this program have, collectively, decades of hands-on experience in compounding pharmacy and patient care. You will be learning from the best in the business.

Take the course. Earn their trust. Build your business.