Compounding Pharmacy News

Understanding FDA’s 503B Outsourcing Facility Requirements

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What Is an FDA Outsourcing Facility? In 2013, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed into law The Drug Quality and Security Act, which...
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Compounding Pharmacy News

What Is a 503B Pharmacy?

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Understanding 503B Pharmacies Olympia Compounding Pharmacy understands the importance of providing both patient-specific and office-use needs across the country. That’s why we’re equipped with...
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IV Therapy

What Is Vitamin IV Therapy?

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Vitamin IV Therapy: The Basics If you’ve recently wondered “What is vitamin IV therapy anyway?”, here’s your source for information. Vitamin IV therapy (a.k.a....
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Vein Care

How to Get Rid of Varicose Veins

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For nearly 20–25 million Americans, varicose veins are a common condition—especially for those who spend an excessive amount of time sitting or standing, or...
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Vein Care

What is Sclerotherapy?

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Sclerotherapy Sclerotherapy is a type of vein therapy used to help manage varicose, spider and reticular veins that can occur in the body, often...
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Women's Health

What Is Oxytocin?

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Have you heard people talking about the “love hormone”? Wondering if and how it could benefit you? What is oxytocin? According to the Hormone...
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Injectables

Lidocaine Injectable

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One important role of 503B pharmacies, such as Olympia Compounding Pharmacy, is to compound products on the FDA’s drug shortage list when a national...
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Weight Management

What Is Medically Supervised Weight Loss?

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More than 93 million American adults were affected by obesity in 2015 and 2016 — averaging at nearly 40% of the nation’s total population....
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Men's Health

Most Common Andropause Symptoms: What They Are and How to Treat Them

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What Is Andropause? Some men entering their 50s (or older) experience a noticeable drop in their testosterone levels—something called andropause, or more commonly: “male...
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Men's Health

What Is Testosterone Replacement Therapy?

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Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) As men grow older, their bodies produce less and less testosterone. And as testosterone declines in the male body, there...
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