Quality Control

Our specialized compounding laboratory is a clean environment equipped with an array of specialty equipment. We have a Class 5 sterile laminar flow Barrier Isolator for the production of sterile injections which provides a more sterile environment than most sterile clean rooms. Our lab is also equipped with an Power isolation cabinet which contains a HEPA filter for the removal of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns. This enables us to produce dust and particulate free capsules, creams and lozenges and also prevent cross contamination of powders.

Our laboratory will only use the purist pharmaceutical grade raw materials available. Most ingredients used in our laboratory are obtained from the same suppliers that supply the pharmaceutical industry and each ingredient obtained is accompanied with a certificate of analysis to prove that it was analyzed prior to purchase and that its quality was found to comply with pharmaceutical grade standards.

Our laboratory is equipped with several computerized electronic analytical balances that are capable of measuring down to the nearest milligram. This ensures that all the raw ingredients used to make your medication are accurately weighed out. The weight of each ingredient used to produce your medication is then recorded for future reference.

Once accurately weighed, all ingredients used to produce creams are then mixed in an EMP (electronic mortar and pestle) and milled using our pharmaceutical grade ointment mill. This specialized EMP  is used for the production of pharmaceutical grade creams with a consistent and uniform distribution of medication throughout the entire cream without any “empty spots” or “dense spots” that can occur with other types of mixers, or if mixed by hand. The ointment mill is used to ensure reduction of particle size and remove grittiness of the final product.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been developed for every aspect of preparing your medication. From how to effectively clean the glassware used to produce your medication, to checking our packaging to ensure they all meet our high standards. This in combination with several double checking procedures ensures every step in the production process is tightly controlled so there is little room for human error.

Our laboratory also uses specialized compounding software which allows us to delegate lot numbers to every item produced by our laboratory. These lot numbers are then matched to a unique production record so we can check (at any time) to see exactly what ingredients went into your medication and exactly how much of each ingredient (to the nearest milligram). This allows us to double check every product in order to ensure they all meet our high standards and to minimize any mistakes being made.

Finally the training and experience of the compounding pharmacist is also paramount to be able to competently supply pharmaceutical quality products. Our chief compounding pharmacist, Pierre Narvades,  Pharm D, is a highly qualified compounding pharmacist with a Pharm.D from Mercer University. He has been involved with retail compounding since 1993. His extensive experience and expertise ensures the highest quality of our formulas and products supplied by our laboratory.

The use of sophisticated compounding equipment in a clean, environment controlled, laboratory ensures the highest standards are maintained resulting with high quality products. By adhering to set protocols and many regulations you can be assured of the quality of medication produced by E-Compounding Pharmacy. If you are currently obtaining your compounded medication elsewhere you should check to see if they too fulfill this quality checklist.

When choosing which compounding pharmacy you should trust to prepare your medication you should consider all the factors mentioned above.