Compounded Drugs.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection.

Drugs.

Labels.

Medical laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (33 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on compounded drugs (CDs), which are created when a pharmacist combines, mixes, or alters various drug ingredients to create medication for an individual patient in response to a specific prescription from a physician. Addresses health concerns relating to CDs, and defines traditional and nontraditional compounding pharmacies. Discusses Federal, State, and industry regulation and efforts to increase safety of CDs; and examines factors leading to increase of nontraditional compounding. Covers issues related to adverse event reporting and labeling, and Federal role in oversight.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Compounded Drugs

Access Restriction:

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