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Regulatory · Also: 503B pharmacy

503B outsourcing facility

An FDA-registered compounding facility that follows current good manufacturing practice under section 503B.

An FDA-registered compounding facility that follows current good manufacturing practice under section 503B.

Also known as: 503B pharmacy

Section 503B created a category of outsourcing facilities that register with the FDA and must follow current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) and undergo FDA inspection.

This oversight is more rigorous than for 503A compounding, though 503B products are still compounded rather than FDA-approved.

Related terms

503A compounding

Traditional pharmacy compounding of medications for individual patient prescriptions under FDA section 503A.

Compounded medication

A medication custom-prepared by a pharmacy that is not an FDA-approved manufactured product.

Off-label use

Prescribing an FDA-approved drug for a use, dose, or group not specified in its labeling.

Source

FDA: Human Drug Compounding

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