Local Pharmacy Earns Industry's Top Quality & Safety Endorsement

Community Pharmacy earns new accreditation status, high marks on quality and safety

Wyckoff, NJ (prHWY.com) May 30, 2012 - WYCKOFF, NJ, USA (May 24, 2012) - One local pharmacy is making it easier for doctors and patients to choose a compounding pharmacy they know meets the highest quality and safety standards in its profession. On May 4, 2012, Millers Pharmacy earned the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board's Seal of Accreditation - a system of standards created by some of the leading organizations in the compounding pharmacy profession.

Compounding medications is an integral part of the practice of pharmacy and the demand for these customized medications are increasing every year. Yet many people may not even be aware of its role. Compounded medications are prescriptions that are written by physicians, veterinarians and other legally authorized prescribers and prepared for an individual patient by a specially trained pharmacist. Examples of compounded prescriptions are:

- When a child needs a smaller dose of a medicine that is only commercially manufactured in adult-size doses.
- When a person cannot tolerate the inactive ingredients (such as gluten or sugar) in manufactured medicines.
- When a doctor believes a medicine is needed for his or her patient, but a manufacturer has discontinued the medicine for economic reasons.

Many pharmacies practice a small degree of compounding, while others specialize in the centuries-old practice.

"Our new PCAB® Accreditation status and our designation as a PCAB Accredited® compounding pharmacy lets the public know that Millers Pharmacy ranks among the best for quality and safety," said David Miller, Owner and Pharmacist-in-Charge. "The PCAB® Seal of Accreditation shows our dedication to protecting our patients by practicing safe, high-quality compounding."

With the high volume of prescriptions that are compounded each year, there has been a need for an enhanced, profession-wide system of standards by which each compounding pharmacy can test its quality processes. While compounding pharmacy is regulated by the state, PCAB® Accreditation is an even more comprehensive way to ensure a compounding pharmacy is meeting quality and safety standards.

To earn PCAB® Accreditation, Millers Pharmacy had to complete an extensive application, document its written policies and provide an analysis of its quality procedures that was reviewed by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board and some of the leading figures in the field of compounding. Next, the pharmacy opened its doors for an extensive on-site inspection led by compounding experts. Only when these stringent evaluations were completed did the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board officially grant Millers Pharmacy the PCAB® Seal of Accreditation and the right to use the designation "PCAB Accredited® compounding pharmacy."

"We are honored by this new accreditation. 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 who rely on us for these specialized medicines," said David Miller. "We believe this will further strengthen the bond of trust between our pharmacy and the community."

About Millers Homecare & Compounding Pharmacy
Millers Pharmacy, a third-generation compound pharmacy established 1929, has been compounding medications since its inception eighty-three years ago. It has become a resource for many different types of compound prescriptions written by Physicians and Veterinarians alike in New Jersey and the twenty-five other states where Millers is licensed. The pharmacy building, which was built in the1860s, is in the process of completing a total restoration and renovation, which included an expansion of the compounding customer service area that helps service over 40,000 compounded prescriptions per year. The current owner, David Miller,R.Ph., is the grandson of the founder. Both of his parents and both grandfathers were pharmacists. The company has evolved from a local "corner drug store" into a comprehensive Homecare and Compounding Company offering the community a one-stop shop in which to find everything from daily pharmacy needs to surgical supplies, brace and stocking fittings, ambulatory aids and assisted living products as well as a comprehensive Nutrition Center and state-of-the-art Compounding Laboratory. Learn more at millerspharmacy.com. Store Located at: 678 Wyckoff Avenue Wyckoff, NJ 07481 Open: Monday - Friday 9-8PM Sat 9AM- 4PM. Free local delivery.

About the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board
The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board 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 policies and standards for the practice of compounding pharmacy, as well as the PCAB® Accreditation criteria and processes.

For more information on PCAB® Accreditation, visit the PCAB® Web site at www.pcab.info.

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