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Media Release: Guild and Gold Cross endorse PCCA

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Gold Cross are pleased to announce their endorsement of Professional Compounding Chemists of Australia (PCCA).

Professional Compounding Chemists of Australia (PCCA) supports pharmacists in maintaining and enhancing their professional skills in making up preparations tailored to individuals’ needs.

PCCA provides training and is also a TGA licensed supplier of ingredients for extemporaneous compounding to pharmacists who prepare medicines for patients for whom the available commercial products are unsuitable. The Therapeutic Goods Act specifically allows pharmacists, to prepare and doctors to prescribe medicines for individual patients when a suitable commercially manufactured product is unavailable.

The primary focus of PCCA Australia is to grow awareness of compounding at all levels of the healthcare system in Australia, and provide relevant training and technical support to pharmacists and their staff.

PCCA Australia is a subsidiary of the predominantly pharmacist-owned Professional Compounding Centers of America. PCCA has operated in the USA since 1981 and has more than 3500 members around the world in the USA, Europe, Canada, Brazil, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

PCCA’s mission is to strengthen the role, position and skills of member compounding pharmacists so they can meet the unique healthcare needs of patients through exceptional service, highest-quality products, shared innovations and education.

“The Pharmacy Guild and Gold Cross are pleased to confirm support for the quality and professionalism of services delivered by PCCA Australia,” Chairman of Gold Cross Products and Services Pty Ltd , Dipak Sanghvi, said.