FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2016 Media Contact: Vince Ettare Rustburg Family Pharmacy
[email protected] www.rustburgpharmacy.com RUSTBURG FAMILY PHARMACY ACHIEVES PCAB ACCREDITATION Rustburg, VA, Rustburg Family Pharmacy proudly announces its achievement of PCAB accreditation, a service of ACHC, for the services of sterile and nonsterile compounding services. The accreditation is awarded in recognition of the pharmacy’s commitment to meeting and/or exceeding national quality standards. Achieving accreditation is a process where healthcare organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. PCAB accreditation reflects an organization’s dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care. “Rustburg Family Pharmacy is committed to delivering the highest quality compounded medications to Rustburg, Lynchburg and the surrounding community in which we have been serving for 9 years,” said Dr. Vince Ettare. “By achieving PCAB Accreditation, our customers can be assured that our organization follows industry best practices and is in compliance with the industry’s most stringent national standards.” Rustburg Family Pharmacy serves all of Central Virginia and beyond. They have been working on a plan for expansion to a larger facility for three years and they are slated to open their new compounding facility in the soontobe remodeled DAV building on Timberlake Road this summer. “I’ve grown up in the Timberlake area my entire life, went to elementary school at Leesville Road, middle school and high school at Brookville, church at Timberlake Methodist. Its been my dream, since we began, to have the Timberlake Family Pharmacy location also, to be able to service friends and family closer to home,” said Dr. Jodi Ettare. This facility will be the new home of their compounding operation as well as offer traditional retail services. They will continue to offer their free delivery and shipping that the community has grown accustomed to and continue to operate their Rustburg location as well. Compounding medications is an integral part of the practice of pharmacy and the demand for these customized medications increases every year. 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. Established in 2007, PCAB was founded by eight of the nation’s leading pharmacy organizations to create voluntary quality accreditation designation for the compounding industry. The organization promotes, develops, and maintains principles, policies, and standards for improving the quality of pharmacy compounding nationwide. In 2014, PCAB accreditation became a service of Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), whereby ACHC administers the PCAB accreditation program. For more information about PCAB accreditation, visit www.achc.org/program/pharmacy.
For more information, please visit www.rustburgpharmacy.com, or contact us at
[email protected] or (434) 3321730.
