McGuff Companies
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Health Care |
Founded | 1979 |
Founder | Ronald M. McGuff |
Headquarters | California, United States |
Area served | North America |
Number of employees | 62 (2009) |
Website | www.McGuff.com |
The McGuff Companies consist of three entities: a wholesale distributor of medical supplies, a compounding pharmacy, and a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility which produces sterile injectables for national and international distribution. The McGuff Companies have been featured in The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC)[1] [2]
Corporate structure
McGuff Company, Inc.
The McGuff Company, Inc. is a medical products wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and medical products, and oral nutritional supplements. Established in 1979, the company initially provided a full range of disposable medical office products and specialized in parenterals ranging from vaccines to vitamin B12.
As a VAWD accredited distributor, The McGuff Company has been independently audited to verify compliance with state and federal laws, reviewed and audited to meet VAWD requirements.[3]
McGuff Compounding Pharmacy (CPS)
McGuff Compounding Pharmacy Services, Inc. One of the first pharmacies in California to earn PCAB’s Seal of Accreditation[4], McGuff is a state-of-the-art, ISO-accredited pharmacy. It produces a variety of medications, including sterile injections, troches, capsules, creams, suppositories, gels, solutions, and suspensions.[5][6]
McGuff Compounding Pharmacy operates under U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) process standards General Chapters <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations and <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Nonsterile Preparations and General Chapter <1075> Good Compounding Practices[7]
McGuff Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MPI)
Incorporated in 2002, McGuff Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an FDA reviewed cGMP manufacturer of sterile injectable drugs.[8] MPI maintains offices in the United States and Canada and Develops drugs for clinical trials.[9][10]
Qualifications
Qualifications of McGuff CPS and McGuff Pharmaceuticals
- Clinical Trial: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); University of California, Irvine (UCI); Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and others[9][10]
- Certificates: American National Standard; ISO 9001:2000 Quality Systems-Model for Quality Assurance[11]
- Inspections: California State Board of Pharmacy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
References
- ^ Profile: The McGuff Companies. Part 1: Compounding and Manufacturing Share Facilities and Build Corporate Success
- ^ Profile: The McGuff Companies, Part 2: Corporate Cooperation Supports Growth and Ensures Financial Success
- ^ The McGuff Company, Inc. in the VAWD List on nabp.net
- ^ California Pharmacist Issue Spring 2007
- ^ CleanRooms Magazine Article June, 2007 By Bruce Flickinger
- ^ ISO Certified
- ^ http://www.nhia.org/members/documents/usp_797_primer.pdf
- ^ McGuff has been associated with ACAM for 30 years
- ^ a b ISSN: 1076-0512 of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- ^ a b Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial...
- ^ http://www.ivnutritionaltherapy.com/ McGuff ISO 9001:2000
External links
Company Websites
External articles
- A Profile of the McGuff Companies - Article on RedOrbit, Inc.
- CleanRooms magazine - USP 797: Sterile compounding and room design