EnvisionPharmacies Achieves Elite Status for Providing Patients with Safe, Quality Compounded Medications
February 27 2018 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB)
Recognizes EnvisionPharmacies for Operational and Clinical
Excellence in the Creation of Customized Medications
Patients Needing Alternative Medications Can
Trust EnvisionPharmacies for Quality Compounded Prescriptions
EnvisionPharmacies, a division of EnvisionRxOptions,
announced that its compounding pharmacy received accreditation from
the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB), a service of
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). This accreditation
demonstrates commitment to the highest industry standards for
quality and safety. EnvisionPharmacies also holds accreditation for
both Mail and Specialty Pharmacy from URAC, a healthcare management
accrediting organization.
PCAB assesses pharmacies that compound medications by combining,
mixing or altering drug ingredients to create a medication as
prescribed for an individual patient. The accreditation process
includes an extensive onsite survey conducted by an independent
expert and annual verification to ensure compliance with the
pharmacy compounding process defined by the U.S. Pharmacopeial
Convention (USP) guidelines.
“Compounded medications can be a lifesaver for patients who are
unable to take commercially available drugs because of allergies or
difficulty swallowing,” said Bruce Scott, president of
EnvisionPharmacies. “For patients with unique therapeutic needs,
compounded medications are a highly customized, cost-effective
option to provide clinically necessary therapies.”
The practice of compounding medications has received recent
attention for both affordability and quality. EnvisionPharmacies
employs highly trained pharmacists who prepare safe, effective,
custom compounded medications by mixing individual ingredients in
the precise strength and dosage prescribed for an individual
patient. Prepared in a state-of-the-art lab to prevent cross
contamination, compounded medications available from
EnvisionPharmacies include allergen-free preparations, formulations
for patients who have trouble swallowing or taste sensitivities,
and combinations of multiple medications made into a single dose
form. Achieved by a select number of compounding pharmacies
nationally, accreditation from PCAB validates EnvisionPharmacies’
commitment to safe practices, and offers an affordable solution for
employers and health plans.
“PCAB Accreditation allows pharmacies to distinguish themselves
as a high-quality pharmacy, committed to the highest compounding
standards,” said Jon Pritchett, Pharm. D., R.Ph., associate
director of pharmacy for PCAB. “EnvisionPharmacies has successfully
demonstrated its ability to develop high quality, safe and
effective compound medications to meet the unique needs of their
patients.”
“Through the process of accreditation, PCAB has evaluated every
series of action we take in the lab,” explained Allison Shuster,
Pharm. D., R.Ph., manager, Compounding department for
EnvisionPharmacies. “This is vital for patient safety, as every
product is compounded by hand from formulas uniquely created for
each individual patient’s individual needs. PCAB Accreditation
recognizes our commitment to provide the highest quality compounded
medications for all our patients and maintains that we follow the
best practices in the industry.”
About EnvisionRxOptions and EnvisionPharmacies
A wholly owned subsidiary of Rite Aid, EnvisionRxOptions is a
healthcare company with a visibly different approach to pharmacy
benefits. Its pharmacy division, EnvisionPharmacies, is URAC
accredited for Mail and Specialty Pharmacy, and safely dispenses
medications through convenient home delivery of traditional
maintenance medications, specialty drugs and customized compounds.
EnvisionPharmacies’ award-winning pharmacy care model focuses on
the unique needs of patients with chronic, complex conditions,
better coordinating care and improving outcomes for patients,
providers, and payers. For more information, visit
envisionpharmacies.com and envisionrx.com.
About PCAB
Established in 2007, PCAB was founded by eight of the nation’s
leading pharmacy organizations to create voluntary quality
accreditation designation for the compounding industry. The
organization promotes, develops, and maintains principles,
policies, and standards for improving the quality of pharmacy
compounding nationwide. In 2014, PCAB accreditation became a
service of Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), whereby
ACHC administers the PCAB accreditation program. For information
about PCAB accreditation, visit
https://achc.org/compounding-pharmacy.html.
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