By: Caroline Girardeau, PharmD, MBA, PMP, BCPS, Program Director Caroline Girardeau brings more than 30 years of pharmacy experience to her position as Program Director for ACHC Pharmacy and PCAB (Compounding Pharmacy) Accreditation. She combines clinical expertise...
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Understanding Cold Chain Shipping
By: Tammy Blady RPh, HDDP, Corporate Pharmacy Surveyor Karen Spano RPh, HDDP, ACHCU Pharmacy Educator Posted: September 25, 2025ACHC Pharmacy Surveyors visit all types of pharmacies every day. We see independent pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and large corporate...
Pharmacy: Standards Require Credential Verification
Standards Require Credential VerificationPosted: Apr 24, 2023Verifying pharmacy personnel credentials is important to ensure compliance with payor requirements and government regulations. Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has long considered credential...
Demonstrating Separate Services for Home Infusion Therapy Accreditation
Demonstrating Separate Services for Home Infusion Therapy AccreditationPosted: March 21, 2023For home infusion therapy (HIT) suppliers, the Medicare Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) apply to an organization as a whole — including all clients/patients and not just...
Pharmacy: Validating Your Shipping System
Validating Your Shipping SystemACHC Pharmacy Accreditation Standards require an organization to ship pharmaceuticals in a manner that maintains appropriate sanitation, light, and temperature conditions. These requirements are supported by standards in several USP...
Coming Soon: Revisions to USP <795>, <797>
Coming Soon: Revisions to USP <795>, <797>Posted: October 12, 2022Many in the pharmacy industry welcome news that the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) plans to publish revised standards for USP General Chapters <795> and <797> on November 1,...
Pinch of This, Dash of That? Compounding Medications Takes an Exacting Recipe
Pinch of This, Dash of That? Compounding Medications Takes an Exacting RecipePosted: May 11, 2022Compounded medications provide customized solutions for specific patient needs, such as a liquid dosage form instead of a pill, and are gaining greater acceptance for the...




