New Service for Compounding Pharmacies

ARL receives ISO 17025:2005 Laboratory Accreditation -
What does this mean for my pharmacy?

ISO 17025 accreditation assures you and your customers that the test, inspection or calibration data of your products are accurate and reliable. While ISO 9001 is effective as a management tool, it does not evaluate the technical competence of a supplier. ARL provides pharmacies and their customers with the confidence that you have selected a technically competent service.

Laboratory 17025 Accreditation uses criteria and procedures specifically developed to determine technical competence. Specialist technical assessors conduct a thorough evaluation of all factors in a laboratory that affect the production of test or calibration data. The criteria are based on the internationally accepted standards ISO/IEC 17025. Laboratory accreditation bodies use this standard specifically to assess factors relevant to a laboratory's ability to produce precise, accurate test and calibration data, including:

• technical competence of staff
• validity and appropriateness of test methods
• traceability of measurements and calibrations to national standards
• appropriate application of measurement uncertainty
• suitability, calibration and maintenance of test equipment
• the testing environment
• sampling, handling and transportation of test items
• quality assurance of test, inspection or calibration data

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New Drugs added, over 1000 available drugs

ARL has added the following drugs to our testing list:

• Acitretin
• Cefaclor
• Citalopram Hydrobromide
• Detomidine
• Glipizide
• HCG
• Imipramine
• Melphalan
• and more

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