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The New World of Drug Compounding
John Karwoski, RPh, MBA
Wenonah, N.J.
• CLEAN ROOM Facilities that manufac-
ture sterile injectable drugs must now
adhere to the same inspections and over-
sight that large pharmaceutical manufac-
turers are subject to.
Fagron
Sterile
Services
I
n the old days of prescription drug
compounding, oversight for every
compounder was in the hands of the
state Board of Pharmacy of wherever
that compounder happened to be
located. Which is to say, there were 50 regula-
tory bodies, 50 sets of rules, and, practically
New regulations have improved safety, but some
key distinctions are both subtle and important.
