Bob Harshbarger, III, Pharm.D. Diana Harshbarger, Pharm.D
Custom Compounding Centers of America Kingsport, TN and Johnson City, TN MEET THE EXPERTS
What aspects of compounding do you most like/appreciate? As a compounding pharmacy, we can service each patient’s unique health needs; a service that off-theshelf medications cannot meet. We also are able to provide specific answers for healthcare providers and empowering their drug therapy recommendations for their patients.
How does compounding help patients in ways others can’t? Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing personalized medications for each patient’s needs. Individual ingredients are mixed together in the exact strength and dosage-form required by each patient, allowing the compounding pharmacist, patient and prescriber to work in unison.
What is most important to you when helping customers? Quality is the most important aspect of our pharmacy. With our Johnson City location, CCCA is honored to be the first in Tennessee, and one of few nationwide, to earn PCAB accreditation, as it sets us apart from other compounding pharmacies. Whether it is the finished product, the equipment used or our customer service, quality is always the underlying theme. CCCA is also the first pharmacy in the nation to validate the use of the Minncare Dry Fog system. These efficiency systems are only found in major manufactures such as Pfizer and Merck & Co to sanitize their laboratories and further proof to our commitment of care and safety for our customers.
PCAB Accreditation gives patients, prescribers and payers a way to select a pharmacy that meets or exceeds USP’s high quality standards. Our Johnson City location was the first pharmacy in Tennessee and the only pharmacy in the Tri-Cities to be PCAB accredited.
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PHOTO BY MICKEY J. BAKER
The Tri-Cities first and only PCAB accredited compounding pharmacy.