Medquest Pharmacy is proud to have earned the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board’s Seal Of Accreditation.

While all compounding pharmacies are required to meet the requirements set by their respective state boards of pharmacy, PCAB Accredited denotes a more stringent and comprehensive standard which serves as an assurance that our compounding pharmacy has been tested against the profession’s most rigorous standards.

PCAB Accreditation requires that a pharmacy:

• Agree to the PCAB rules and terms of accreditation
• Abide by the PCAB Principles of compounding
• Use only high quality chemicals and equipment
• Ensure that compounding pharmacists and technicians receive continuing education and training in compounding
• Employ a system of continuous quality improvement

PCAB criteria were established by a standards committee of compounding pharmacists and nationally recognized experts in the compounding pharmacy profession.

To earn our designation as a PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacy, we completed an extensive application and submission process, documenting our education, training, licensures, policies and procedures. Our documentation was reviewed by PCAB. Next we had to pass an extensive on site inspection. Only when this stringent evaluation was completed and we were judged to have met all criteria, did PCAB officially grant us the PCAB seal of Accreditation.

We are honored to receive the PCAB Seal of Accreditation. We feel it confirms our commitment to providing safe, personalized solutions that meet the medical needs of our patients- and the needs of the healthcare providers in our community.

The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Process

The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) is a not-for-profit corporation formed by eight national pharmacy organizations that recognized the need for a national standards organization for compounding pharmacy. Together, these leading organizations developed the industry principles, policies and standards for the practice of compounding pharmacy, as well as the PCAB Accreditation criteria and processes.

Pharmacies seeking accreditation must submit documented proof that they meet PCAB quality standards, submit their policies and procedures for regular review, and open their doors to regular physical inspections.

PCAB was founded and is lead by the American College of Apothecaries, American Pharmacists Association, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association, National Home Infusion Association and United States Pharmacopeia.

Examples of specific quality and safety standards include:

• PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacies can use only certain chemicals from highly reliable suppliers.
• PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacists and their technicians must receive regular, specialized training.
• PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacy facilities must meet design and other related standards to help ensure the area is clear and free of contamination.
• PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacies must meet or exceed USP <795> standards for non-sterile compounding and/or USP <797> standards for sterile compounding.
• PCAB Accredited compounding pharmacies agree to adhere to the PCAB “Principles of Compounding”

More detailed information about PCAB™ and the PCAB™ Accreditation process can be found on its Web site at www.pcab.org