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Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Teams Up With the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board was recently asked to prepare a question and answer document for the Society For Maternal-Fetal Medicine. SMFM has been very active in advocating the use of 17-hydroxyprogesterone for prevention of preterm labor, and compounding the drug for patient convenience. You will note that it alerts physicians to use PCAB accreditation as a way to identify quality compounding pharmacies. Keystone Pharmacy is proud to be West Michigan's first and only PCAB Accreditated pharmacy! How can we help you today?

PCAB's Q&A has been posted on the SMFM homepage

Pharmacy Services - Fertility

Medications are a regular and normal part of infertility treatments and the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. These medications are used to prepare the body for treatment and to increase the probability that more healthy eggs are released from the ovaries. Keystone Pharmacy works closely with patients and their Fertility doctors to be ready with the medications you need, when you need them. Our convenient location, hours and free delivery by US mail service, all work hand in hand to help you create the family you want. Call us for medication details or referrals to our area Fertility physicians.

Click here for more information www.designrx@healthbanks.com.

Fertility Facts and Figures

For normal fertile couples the chance of achieving a successful pregnancy is:

• 20% for any given month;
• 57% within three months of trying;
• 75% within six months;
• 90% within one year and;
• 95% within two years of attempting pregnancy.

One in six couples attempting pregnancy will have difficulty achieving pregnancy.

Infertility affects women and men equally (15 million people in the US annually).

The ability to achieve a successful pregnancy declines with age:

• Fertility declines in men after age 50.
• Fertility declines in women after age 30.
• 4% of women before age 25 have difficulty achieving a successful pregnancy.
• 13% of women age 26-34 have difficulty having a baby.
• 25% of women have difficulty conceiving between the ages of 35-39.
• By age 40, 34% of women attempting pregnancy will have difficulty achieving pregnancy.