About
The Faces Behind CCR
Mary and Melanie are the co-owners of Critical Compounding Resources. Their passion for pharmacy is contagious and they love teaching the "why" behind the "what". They also enjoy providing consulting services to pharmacies that need help with operational and workflow procedures, facility designs, inspections, or issues occurring in pharmacies.
Melanie's Story
Since 2006 as a pharmacy technician in Canada, I have always been interested in all things compounding. Working in a pediatric hospital has afforded me many compounding experiences from nonsterile to sterile, including non-hazardous and hazardous drugs. Though regulations ensure minimum practice standards to ensure patient safety, I think we owe our patients more than the minimum, so I’ve focused on learning, developing, and implementing best compounding practices. CCR’s best practices are tried and true and integrate efficiently into today’s workflows.
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My passion for compounding was further fueled when I attended a CriticalPoint live training class and first met industry experts Kate Douglass, Eric Kastango, and Patti Kienle. I had the privilege of working with CriticalPoint, LLC and Kastango Consulting Group. During this time, I refined my skills by creating, revising, and delivering eLearning, live and virtual training, SOPs and forms, newsletters, and webinars. I was also fortunate to travel to compounding facilities to offer aseptic gap analysis evaluations, customer training, and competency evaluations.
Now I’m excited to launch Critical Compounding Resources to offer these products and services to both Canadian and American clients. When I’m not busy with compounding and my beautiful family, my lifelong passion and love for horses and teaching has led me to gain my certificate with Equine Canada as a certified horseback riding instructor. I truly enjoy teaching in all aspects of my life and love helping my clients meet their goals whether it be in a pharmacy or on a horse.
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Je suis bilingue et je suis capable d'offrir mes services en francais.
Mary's Story
Hi, I am Mary Nazzal, a PharmD and Registered Pharmacist. I am the Co-owner and Director of Field Operations for Critical Compounding Resources LLC (CCR). I obtained my PharmD degree from Butler University of Indianapolis and completed the Nuclear Pharmacy Certificate Program at Purdue University. In the fall of 2019,
I received my Compounded Sterile Preparations Certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties as a member of its inaugural class. With over 18 years of progressive and diverse hospital pharmacist experience, I have worked in various roles, including administration, inpatient pharmacy, decentralized pharmacy, and operating room, specializing in sterile compounding.
Before co-owning CCR LLC, I served as the Director of Field Operations for Kastango Consulting Group, a TRC Healthcare Company, where I oversaw the day-to-day consulting operations. Before that, I established and led sterile compounding services for Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. My responsibilities included developing pharmacy-related policies, procedures, and SOPs, implementing technology setups, designing training programs, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
At CCR I perform USP gap analysis, assist with developing pharmacy facility designs, including pharmacy compounding facilities, and review construction documents for clients to ensure regulatory compliance and provide best practice recommendations for compounding. I am also involved in product development for CCR and provide training and education to pharmacy personnel and other involved in compounding facilities. I am a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and I stay actively engaged in the field.
New Team Member
Critical Compounding Resources (CCR) is thrilled to welcome Kate Douglass to our team! Kate has been a trusted mentor to Mary and Melanie for many years, and we are incredibly excited to now have the opportunity to work alongside her at CCR.
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With more than 35 years of experience in sterile compounding, Kate brings an extraordinary depth of knowledge, practical experience, and passion for patient and worker safety. While her expertise spans virtually every aspect of sterile compounding, she is especially passionate about contamination control strategies, including hand hygiene and garbing, material handling, cleaning and disinfection, and the everyday practices that help prevent contamination and protect patients.
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Kate has built her career around a simple but incredibly important principle: doing things the right way, for the right reasons, with patient safety always at the forefront. Her ability to translate complex standards and contamination control principles into practical, achievable solutions has made her an invaluable educator, consultant, and mentor within the compounding community.
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Kate will be supporting CCR through training and education, webinar and article development, and consulting services, bringing another exceptional perspective to the resources and services we provide to pharmacy professionals across Canada and the United States.
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We are truly honoured to have Kate as part of the CCR team and cannot wait for our clients and learners to benefit from her knowledge, experience, and passion for sterile compounding.
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If you need to reach out to Kate, please use the email below.
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