THE US Food and Drug
Administration has flagged a
proposed ban on compounding of
medications which are “essentially
copies of commercially available or
approved drug products”.
The proposals would see the
FDA implement restrictions on
compounded copies of approved
medications, with the organisation
saying they pose a higher risk
to patients because they have
not been evaluated for safety,
effectiveness and quality.
“Such compounding would
also undermine the new drug
approval and over-the counter drug
monograph systems in the United
States,” the FDA said, with the
proposals now open for a 90 day
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