[Meta] the state board rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining
the state board rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. Short post, long comment section, probably. Paid noticeably more at one clinic than another for what turned out to be the same facility behind both. The five questions worth asking before you commit to any compounded arrangement. Which…
What did the intake actually ask you?
Salt form matters for mass: a preparation specified as one salt and dosed as the free base gives you a different amount of peptide for the same number on the label.
Who is the prescriber, and are they the same organisation as the pharmacy?
Small fix — 503B facilities register with the regulator; 503A pharmacies are licensed by the state board. Different mechanisms.
The shortage list is the legal hinge: the permissions that allow certain compounding to happen at scale are tied to a drug’s shortage status, which changes.
if a clinic will not name the facility, that is your answer