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 ...

The Rule of 72 is a shortcut or rule of thumb used to estimate the number of years required to double your money at a given annual rate of return and vice versa.

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Technical, regulatory, and personnel considerations characterize pharmaceutical compounding. Pharmaceutical compounding comprises activities associated with preparations that are not commercially ...

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Outraged over a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak traced back to Framingham, Massachusetts-based drug compounder New England Compounding Center (NECC) that left sixty-four people dead and more than 700 ...