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c/compounding·submitted 3 months ago by u/marit_mwangi

reading 503B threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly

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reading 503B threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly. I have gone back and forth on this for months. The five questions worth asking before you commit to any compounded arrangement. Which facility, by name. Whether it is a 503A pharmacy or a 503B outsourcing facility. What concentration is on the label. What the…

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u/santiago_rasmussen86 points·3 months ago

A 503A pharmacy compounds for an identified patient against a prescription. A 503B outsourcing facility registers with the regulator, may produce without patient-specific prescriptions, and is subject to current good manufacturing practice requirements. The two are governed differently and the difference is not cosmetic.

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u/prior_auth_painMOD52 points·3 months ago

Reminder that nothing here is medical advice and this board cannot tell you which arrangement to choose.

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u/niels_roos43 points·3 months ago

do not assume the concentration matches the branded product

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u/marit_mwangiOP-24 points·3 months ago

What did the intake actually ask you?

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u/fatima_kowalski1 point·3 months ago

a telehealth intake that asks nothing has told you what it is

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u/marit_mwangiOP54 points·3 months ago

salt forms are the recurring argument and the answer is boring

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u/rt_shift_reggie42 points·3 months ago

Yes. The shortage list is the legal hinge for the whole arrangement and its status is public.

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