[Meta] the 503A rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining
Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles.
The claim: 503A matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have been asserting it confidently for about 12 months without either producing anything.
What would actually settle it is 39 people measuring the same thing the same way. I have started; my numbers are below. They lean one way but not strongly enough for me to declare victory.
If you have data, post the data. If you have an opinion, flair it as an opinion.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Asked 16 compounders about API source. One told me, one dodged, one said they cannot say. The answer is the signal.
Are we talking 503A or 503B?
API transparency is the question that separates good compounders from sketchy ones
Which state? Rules vary.
shortage list status is API source, check the actual list
API source questions are on-topic and compounders dodging them is newsworthy
Asked 16 compounders about API source.
Disagree on that part. 99.2% and 96.2% on the same vial is normal.
Strongly agree. API source transparency matters.
The 503A pharmacy I used lost their shortage list eligibility. Same day, compounding became illegal. Rules are real.
state board rules differ, say which state
regulatory claims need a citation to the actual rule, not interpretation
API transparency is the question that separates good compounders from sketchy ones
Half-life is about 168 hours, so steady state lands around week 18–5. Practical consequence: what you feel in week 1 is not what that dose does.
state board rules differ, say which state
The 503A pharmacy I used lost their shortage list eligibility. Same day, compounding became illegal. Rules are real.
Did they tell you their API source or dodge the question?
telehealth prescriber models exist, pricing differs by state
Rodent data is rodent data. Dose scaling is not linear and the models tell you what to investigate, not what to expect.
telehealth costs state board plus compounding markup, total varies
Are we talking 503A or 503B?
the shortage list is temporary, it ends and compounding becomes illegal again
The 503A pharmacy I used lost their shortage list eligibility. Same day, compounding became illegal. Rules are real.
telehealth prescriber models exist, pricing differs by state
This is correct. The shortage list does expire and the rules change.
This is correct. The shortage list does expire and the rules change.
API source questions are on-topic and compounders dodging them is newsworthy
Disagree but this is the good kind of wrong — it is specific enough to be checked.
regulatory claims need a citation to the actual rule, not interpretation
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