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PCAB Accreditation Services
You make medication anything but basic.
Count on us to do the same for your accreditation.
Service is our North Star. Let ACHC lead the way.
Allow us to ease the accreditation process.
As the nation’s source for Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) Accreditation, we’re here to help your pharmacy achieve the most comprehensive compliance solution in the industry. Get personalized advice from expert Account Advisors and around-the-clock access to our collection of educational resources. ACHC empowers you to achieve PCAB Accreditation—and build a lasting partnership along the way.
Select from our comprehensive suite of services and distinctions, each intentionally designed to parallel your compounding pharmacy’s specialties. Get everything you need to demonstrate your commitment to compliance and customized patient care.
Distinguish Yourself and Secure Reimbursement.
- Achieve a key benchmark for measuring quality.
- Stand out from the competition.
- Meet payor requirements for financial reimbursement.
- Gain greater patient trust.
Experience the ACHC Difference.
We’ve had the opportunity to obtain multiple accreditations from both ACHC as well as from other accrediting organizations. Our experience has been great with each entity. With that said, through relationships built over the years with the ACHC leadership team, we knew that ACHC represented the values and priorities that we sought after as a pharmacy. ACHC portrays an obvious commitment to excellence for both compounding pharmacy and specialty pharmacy that aligns with our commitments to quality and excellence at FountainRx.
— FOUNTAINRX.
Focus on Your Needs.
Customize Accreditation to Best Fit Your Business.
Looking for a personalized accreditation solution? You’ve got options. We help you choose a collection of services and distinctions to create a solution that’s tailored to your needs. You can also expect clear information on accreditation survey costs with up-front, flat-fee pricing.
PCAB Accreditation Services
Services
CFNS
Non-Sterile Pharmacy Compounding is a process by which ingredients are combined, mixed, or altered to create pharmaceutical preparations. These preparations are designed to be administered by a route that does not require sterility as result of a practitioner’s prescription. Compounding includes the preparation of drugs in anticipation of receiving prescriptions based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. PCAB Non-Sterile Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation references USP <795> and measures a specific set of process standards that concentrate on the quality and consistency of compounded preparations.
Revised PCAB CFNS Standards that include USP updates to Chapter <795> take effect June 1, 2024. Organizations ready to meet new USP requirements before June 1, 2024, should use the revised 2024 standards when preparing to be surveyed. Through May 31, 2024, organizations that need more time to achieve compliance with USP changes can be surveyed under previous standards that include USP requirements but don’t incorporate new USP updates.
Compounding pharmacies that handle hazardous drugs must add Hazardous Drug Handling PCAB (HDPCAB) Accreditation as a service. (Through May 31, 2024, pharmacies not ready to meet USP <800> requirements can choose to be accredited under previous CFNS Standards that don’t reference USP <800>.) The PCAB Distinction in Hazardous Drug Handling (HDH) has been retired and is no longer available.
HDPCAB
Hazardous Drug Handling PCAB Accreditation (Ref. USP <800>)
HDPCAB Accreditation Standards incorporate patient, employee, and environmental protection requirements established by USP General Chapter <800>, which became enforceable November 1, 2023. It is not a stand-alone service and is available for compounding pharmacies seeking or renewing PCAB Accreditation for Non-Sterile (CFNS) Pharmacy Compounding.
CFST
Sterile Pharmacy Compounding is the practice of creating sterile preparations for patients through strict procedures to prevent contamination and maintain patient safety. PCAB Sterile Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation references USP <797> and measures a specific set of process standards that concentrate on the quality and consistency of medications that are produced.
Revised PCAB CFST Standards that include USP updates to Chapter <797> take effect June 1, 2024. Organizations ready to meet new USP requirements before June 1, 2024, should use the revised 2024 standards when preparing to be surveyed. Through May 31, 2024, organizations that need more time to achieve compliance with USP changes can be surveyed under previous standards that include USP requirements but don’t incorporate new USP updates.
Compounding pharmacies that handle hazardous drugs must add Hazardous Drug Handling PCAB (HDPCAB) Accreditation as a service. (Through May 31, 2024, compounding pharmacies not ready to meet USP <800> requirements can choose to be accredited under previous PCAB CFST Standards that don’t reference USP <800>.) The PCAB Distinction in Hazardous Drug Handling (HDH) has been retired and is no longer available.
HDPCAB
Hazardous Drug Handling PCAB Accreditation (Ref. USP <800>)
HDPCAB Accreditation Standards incorporate patient, employee, and environmental protection requirements established by USP General Chapter <800>, which became enforceable November 1, 2023. It is not a stand-alone service and is available for compounding pharmacies seeking or renewing PCAB Accreditation for Non-Sterile (CFNS) Pharmacy Compounding.
Transitioning to ACHC is Simple. As It Should Be.
Get Back to Patient Care.
Ready to transition your accreditation to ACHC? We’ll make it easy. Learn more about how to make it happen and contact us to start the simple transition process.
Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.