PCAB Accreditation

New Hampshire Pharmacy Earns Industry’s
Top Quality & Safety Endorsement

Pharmacy is the first in northern New England to earn new accreditation status, high marks on quality and safety

David Rochefort Littleton, NH – Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy (NNECP) has become the first pharmacy in northern New England to earn the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board’s Seal of Accreditation – a new system of standards created by some of the leading organizations in pharmacy. The accreditation demonstrates that NNECP meets the highest quality and safety standards in its profession.

Compounding medications is an integral part of the practice of pharmacy and the demand for these customized medications is 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, such as Northern New England Pharmacy, 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 Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy ranks among the best for quality and safety,” said David Rochefort, RPh, owner. “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 the highest quality and safety standards.

To earn PCAB Accreditation, NNECP 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 Northern New England Compounding 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 Mr. Rochefort. “We believe this will further strengthen the bond of trust between our pharmacy and the entire New England region.”

About Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy

Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy (NNECP) is the only pharmacy in the state of New Hampshire that has made compounding its exclusive business. Quality and safety have been the driving attributes of NNECP since its inception. NNECP serves patients and physicians throughout the United States.

Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy’s owner and chief pharmacist is David Rochefort. A second generation pharmacist, David graduated from the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy in 1997. David is a member of several professional organizations and serves as secretary of the board of directors of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists. Past achievements include the New Hampshire Pharmacist’s Association’s award for Distinguished Young Pharmacist in 2001. In 2007 David was honored by the New Hampshire Union Leader with its 40 Under Forty Award, and in January 2008, David was chosen as Professional Compounding Centers of America’s Pharmacist of the Month.

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.org.

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Littleton pharmacy earns special accreditation
By LORNA COLQUHOUN, New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent
April 11, 2008

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