503A vs 503B in one paragraph, because everyone conflates them — a position I have arrived at slowly and would like tested. Asked for the beyond-use date basis and got…
Compounding
c/compounding · created 9 Oct 2023
503A/503B, shortage rules, telehealth pharmacies and what changed this quarter.
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asked my compounder where the API comes from. long silence. Not a hot take, just something I have not seen said plainly here. Compounded preparations are not approved…
The title is the argument: compounded tirz pricing in my state, six months of receipts. Here is the rest of it. A 503A pharmacy compounds for an identified patient…
why "compounded" does not mean "generic". If you already knew this, the post is not for you and you can scroll on. Asked which facility and got a name straight away.…
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Reference standards, analytical reagents and system-suitability material. If you are running your own method, start with a known.
Reference standardstelehealth prescriber asked me three questions and approved me. that is not care — a position I have arrived at slowly and would like tested. Why "compounded" is not…
state board actions worth reading if you use a compounder. Not a hot take, just something I have not seen said plainly here. Kept the label from every vial. When the…
the compounding gap was a symptom, not a solution. It is the sort of thing everyone half-believes and nobody writes down. Asked which facility and got a name straight…
Question in the title, detail here: does anyone get a COA from their compounding pharmacy. Paid noticeably more at one clinic than another for what turned out to be the…
Explainer, as requested in the last thread: semaglutide salt forms are not the same molecule as semaglutide. Asked for the beyond-use date basis and got a real answer…
switched from compounded to brand and the titration reset itself. I have gone back and forth on this for months. Concentration on the compounded vial was different from…
Question in the title, detail here: shortage list — what am I missing here. A 503A pharmacy compounds for an identified patient against a prescription. A 503B…
the API source rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. Disagreement welcome, but bring a concrete alternative wording. A beyond-use date derived from…
we are measuring compounding at the wrong time and calling it noise. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. The shortage list is the…
the compounding rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. This affects how posts get sorted and removed, so it belongs in the open. Compounded…
Question in the title, detail here: France — has anyone got a straight answer on telehealth. Nothing in this thread is medical advice, and the choice between…
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Send the vial, get the number. Third-party purity and identity testing, results published to you regardless of what they say.
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glbiochem.netthe telehealth advice in here is 3 years out of date, and I am aware this is a minority view on this board. 3 years. Those are measured, not estimated, and not rounded…
Genuine question, and the title is the question: why does nobody talk about telehealth. Asked for potency testing on the finished preparation. They had it. I had…
we are measuring state board at the wrong time and calling it noise. I have gone back and forth on this for months. The five questions worth asking before you commit to…
the 503A rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. Nothing about this affects the ranking maths, before anyone asks. On concentration, which is where I…
Genuine question, and the title is the question: how do you actually verify telehealth. The shortage list is the legal hinge: the permissions that allow certain…
API source — 17 things I got wrong before I got it right, and I am aware this is a minority view on this board. A beyond-use date derived from published stability data…
API source — what am I missing here, and I want the answer with the reasoning attached rather than just the conclusion. Concentration on the compounded vial was…
The title is the argument: state board — 3 things I got wrong before I got it right. Here is the rest of it. Nothing in this thread is medical advice, and the choice…
three years of shortage list threads, summarised so you do not have to read them. It is the sort of thing everyone half-believes and nobody writes down. Kept the label…
compounding is the most under-discussed thing on this board, which sounds obvious until you try to state the evidence for it. A 503A pharmacy compounds for an…