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Inspired by the Fortune 500, the Pharmacy500 is awarded by RXinsider to 500 pharmacy supply chain businesses and national associations that significantly impacted dispensing pharmacies in the U.S. over a years’ time. From driving operational efficiencies to supporting exemplary patient care, this achievement represents companies that are shaping the pharmacy landscape.

U.S. Micro-Solutions & Stratix Labs Announce Collaboration to Provide Surface Sampling Competency Testing for USP <797> Compliance Using Enverify™ Microbial-coated Test Surfaces U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc. a leading laboratory that provides microbiology testing services for sterile compounding pharmacies, and Stratix Labs, a biomaterials company manufacturing innovative standard-setting products for surface sampling competency testing and other microbiology applications, have announced a partnership […]

A Bacillus by Any Other Name….still produces spores Members of the family Bacillaceae, including Bacillus and related genera, can produce endospores, which form within the bacterial cell as a means of survival during periods of nutrient depletion or other adverse environmental conditions.  When external conditions become favorable for growth, the spore coat breaks open and a single vegetative cell emerges, […]

Effect of USP Sample Storage Conditions on Microbial Recovery from Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) Plates Deanna L. Kiska1, Rebecca A. Moran1, and Chris Lee2 1U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc., Latrobe, PA and 2EpiClear Consulting, Columbus, OH Introduction The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) – National Formulary (NF) has established minimum standards for the control and monitoring of sterile compounding facilities and aseptic processing […]