What is a 503b Pharmacy (Outsourcing Facility)?
Medication production for patient use has always traditionally come from one of two sources: large scale pharmaceutical manufacturers, typically producing tens of thousands of doses daily under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and distributed via traditional retail or mail order pharmacies, and compounding pharmacies, extemporaneously preparing doses based on individual patient needs under the jurisdiction of their home state’s Board of Pharmacy. The growth in the...