Pharmacists Want Compounded Drugs in Treatment Guidelines

Pharmacists and doctors are objecting to proposed language that would "not recommend" topical compounded analgesics in the Division of Workers' Compensation's proposed Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule.The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) notified its members about the proposed language via an "action alert" after receiving complaints from some of its pharmacist members about a recent DWC proposal to amend the schedule.L.D. King, the executive director of the academy, said that the organization also submitted formal comments to the division objecting to the ...