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A compounding pharmacy combines, mixes or alters the ingredients in medication in order to customize it for a particular patient pursuant to a prescription by a licensed practitioner.  Compounding pharmacies are typically small businesses with a pharmacist on staff who oversees the making of the [[compounded drugs]].

A '''compounding pharmacy''' combines, mixes or alters the ingredients in medication in order to customize it for a particular patient pursuant to a prescription by a licensed practitioner.  Compounding pharmacies are typically small businesses with a pharmacist on staff who oversees the making of the [[compounded drugs]].

Compounding pharmacies are regulated by the states rather than the federal government.  For decades the [[FDA]] has sought greater authority to regulate compounding pharmacies.  It even commissioned a study of compounding pharmacies in April 2001 by the Eastern Research Group, Inc., which produced a report in August 2001.  The conclusions of the FDA were included in its testimony to Congress:<ref>http://www.fda.gov/ola/2003/pharmacycompound1023.html</ref>

Compounding pharmacies are regulated by the states rather than the federal government.  For decades the [[FDA]] has sought greater authority to regulate compounding pharmacies.  It even commissioned a study of compounding pharmacies in April 2001 by the Eastern Research Group, Inc., which produced a report in August 2001.  The conclusions of the FDA were included in its testimony to Congress:<ref>http://www.fda.gov/ola/2003/pharmacycompound1023.html</ref>