FDA Works To Encourage Office-Use Compounding In Advance Of Legislation
Executive Summary
FDA looks to carve out a place for office-use compounding within Section 503B, the new framework created after deadly fungal contamination of products, while industry supports efforts in Congress to allow it under the traditional Section 503A.
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