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FDA Acts to Restrict Bioidentical Hormones at Wyeth’s Request:
PCCA Cream Bases Now Proven to Transport Progesterone Into and Through Human Skin
When comparing the bases' abilities to transport progesterone deep into the
dermis, VersaBase® Cream out-performed all bases, and delivered more than 4 times
as much progesterone as the commercial base Vanicream®.
September 2007
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PCCA Lipoderm® KOs PLO!
Promethazine HCl in PCCA Lipoderm® base was successfully transported through
human skin, in vitro, and performed better than PLO.
August 2007
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For Kids, An Alternative Solution
America's Pharmacist - National Community Pharmacists Association
April 2007
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featuring compounding.
L. David Sparks and Kay Sparks Receive American College of Apothecaries 2007 J.
Leon Lascoff Memorial Award
American College of Apothecaries
April 2007
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Higher Quality Compounding
America's Pharmacist - National Community Pharmacists Association
February 2007
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2006 JOHN W. DARGAVEL MEDAL AWARDED TO L. DAVID SPARKS
News Release
National Community Pharmacists Association (
www.ncpanet.org)
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 8, 2006) — Pharmacist L. David Sparks was honored as
the recipient of the 2006 John W. Dargavel Medal by the National Community Pharmacists
Association (NCPA) during its 108th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition held
Oct. 7—11 in Las Vegas. The Dargavel Medal is awarded each year by the NCPA Foundation
to honor those whose contributions on behalf of independent pharmacy embody the
spirit of leadership and accomplishment personified by John W. Dargavel, executive
secretary of the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD), now NCPA, from
1933 to 1961. The NCPA Foundation was established in 1953 to honor Dargavel.
Sparks has made significant contributions to the pharmacy profession, especially
in the practice of prescription compounding. He owned several independent pharmacies
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before moving to Texas to become the CEO and later president
of Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA). PCCA provides fine chemicals,
equipment, devices, flavors, educational training classes and seminars, as well
as business, marketing, and technical assistance to compounding pharmacists. He
also helped found Eagle Analytical Services, a PCCA company that provides specialized
quality control testing for compounding pharmacists.
In addition to his work with PCCA, Sparks has led the effort to preserve pharmacists’
right to compound and was instrumental, along with other pharmacy organizations,
in obtaining the passage of the FDA reform legislation passed and signed into law
in 1997, which was designed to protect pharmacists’ right to compound.
“The very origins of pharmacy spring from compounding,” said Bruce Roberts, RPh,
NCPA executive vice president and CEO. “David has been on the front lines in those
crucial efforts to protect the right of pharmacists to compound the medications
that their patients need. He has set an example of commitment and professionalism
that is highly deserving of the Dargavel award.”
Sparks earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
In addition to his membership in NCPA, Sparks also is a fellow of the American College
of Apothecaries and a member of the American Pharmacists Association and the Texas
Pharmaceutical Association.
He is a founding director of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
(IACP) and an IACP academic fellow. He serves on Purdue University’s Old Masters
Board and was appointed to the University of Houston (UH) College of Pharmacy’s
Dean’s Advisory Board. He also serves as an adjunct professor at UH. In 1999, Sparks
was selected by American Druggist as one of the “50 Most Influential People in Pharmacy.”
The NCPA Foundation, established in 1953 to honor former National Association of
Retail Druggists Executive Secretary John W. Dargavel, is a nonprofit organization
that provides educational and research support to pharmacy faculty, students, and
practitioners, and assists future pharmacists by providing scholarships and low-interest
educational loans.
The National Community Pharmacists Association, founded in 1898 as the National
Association of Retail Druggists, represents the nation’s community pharmacists,
including the owners of more than 24,000 pharmacies. The nation’s independent pharmacies,
independent pharmacy franchises, and independent chains dispense nearly half of
the nation's retail prescription medicines.
The Compounding Component
America's Pharmacist - National Community Pharmacists Association
November 2005
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Letendre Named Faculty Liaison Of The Year By NCPA Foundation, USC Awarded Student
Chapter Of The Year Title
News Release
National Community Pharmacists Association (
www.ncpanet.org)
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - October 16, 2005 Bill Letendre, faculty liaison
for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Student Chapter at the
University of Houston College of Pharmacy, has been named recipient of the 2005
NCPA Faculty Liaison of the Year Award. The award is sponsored by the NCPA Foundation
and was presented at NCPA’s 107th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition.
In addition to serving as NCPA faculty liaison at the University of Houston, Letendre
holds an appointment as adjunct professor at Houston, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy,
University of the Pacific, Mercer University, and Western University. He is vice
president, pharmacy management systems, for Professional Compounding Centers of
America, Ltd., and serves on NCPA’s Management Committee.
Letendre received a trophy commemorating this honor and a $1,000 cash award.
The NCPA Foundation also presented the Student Chapter of the Year Award. This year’s
recipient was the University of Southern California. The school received a $2,000
cash award for earning this honor.
The award is based on the chapter’s activities during the preceding school year.
Criteria for the Student Chapter of the Year Award include the number of community
service projects a chapter completes, the number of guest speakers a chapter has
at its meetings, a chapter’s level of fundraising, attendance at national NCPA meetings,
and promotion of pharmacy ownership.
First runner-up and second runner-up were the University of Washington and the University
of Texas at Austin, respectively. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
chapter was named the “Most Improved Chapter.”
The NCPA Foundation, established in 1953 to honor former NARD Executive Secretary
John W. Dargavel, is a nonprofit organization that provides educational and research
support to pharmacy faculty, students, and practitioners, and assists future pharmacists
by providing scholarships and low-interest educational loans.
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) represents the nation’s community
pharmacists, including the owners of more than 24,000 pharmacies. The nation’s independent
pharmacies, independent pharmacy franchises, and independent chains represent an
$84 billion marketplace, dispensing nearly half of the nation's retail prescription
medicines.
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