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NPHLA Explains

A complex issue translated into plain professional language. Plain-English explainers on complex pharmacy, compounding, regulatory and clinical questions — built from official sources, reviewed by an editor before publication and updated when the facts change.

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Explainers on Drug shortages

2 total

02RegulatoryNPHLA ExplainsOct 13, 2026
How a drug’s place on FDA’s shortage list changes the compounding rules
When FDA lists a drug as in shortage, some federal limits on compounding copies of that drug stop applying; when FDA resolves the shortage, they return. Here is how that works for 503A pharmacies and 503B outsourcing facilities.
AI-assisted · Editor reviewed6 sources2 min read
02RegulatoryNPHLA ExplainsOct 13, 2026
503A or 503B? How the two federal compounding pathways differ — and why it mattered for GLP-1 medicines
Federal law gives compounders two routes, with different rules on prescriptions, quality standards, oversight and copies of approved drugs. Here is how they compare, using GLP-1 compounding as the worked example.
AI-assisted · Editor reviewed6 sources3 min read

Explainers on Drug shortages

How a drug’s place on FDA’s shortage list changes the compounding rules

503A or 503B? How the two federal compounding pathways differ — and why it mattered for GLP-1 medicines