July 29-30, 2021
I made the trip to Houston, Texas for my final of the 3 compounding bootcamps that PCCA offers. I have previously attended the introductory bootcamp and veterinary lab as well, and this one was the advanced compounding lab. It had an online portion that I took in the Spring of 2020, but I am just now getting around to actually making the trip to Houston to practice my compounding skills.
This lab took place over 2 full days! On day 1 we made rectal rockets (a specially shaped suppository), oil-filled capsules, and troches (a small dissolvable/chewable dosage form).
On day 2 we made rapid dissolvable tablets, two different topical formulations, and a suspension!
In between our time in the lab we also had several lectures from experts in compounding about all kinds of topics that will be even more important to us as we make the transition from student pharmacists to pharmacists (so soon!)
PCCA is such an awesome company and they have so many great opportunities for education for students and pharmacists alike, and I look forward to continuing a relationship with them when I graduate and begin practicing! If you’d like to learn more about all the education PCCA offers, visit: https://www.pccarx.com/PCCAEducation/Institute
