For the second time since Express Scripts began blocking coverage of hundreds of ingredients used to make compounded medicines, several compounding pharmacies have filed a lawsuit accusing the ...

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, is dramatically scaling back its coverage of compounded medications, saying most of the custom-mixed medicines are ...

When Fairmeadows Pharmacy owner Dan Zurawski, R.Ph., and his staff began compounding physician-prescribed medications for patients 25 years ago, the products were ointments not available from ...

Pharmacists and doctors can make compounded medications by combining, mixing, or altering various ingredients to meet a specific need. But because these medications don’t have Food and Drug ...

When you have to go on a medication, your doctor will probably prescribe a premade one that's FDA-approved. But sometimes, they may want you to go on a compounded medicine that's specifically made for ...

An arcane change in how compound pharmacies bill for their products, as well as supply-and-demand issues, have caused a spike in costs that is prompting pharmacy benefits managers to restrict their ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. & CREVE COEUR, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GoodRx, America’s #1 source for prescription prices and savings, and Focus Script LLC, a leading independent specialized pharmacy claims ...

Technical, regulatory, and personnel considerations characterize pharmaceutical compounding. Pharmaceutical compounding comprises activities associated with preparation of dosage forms that are not ...