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US compounding rules and how they changed

Regional › North America FDA telehealth insurance Closed

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c.serranoTL2 Moderator30 Sep 2024#7

Worth separating two things that post #3 runs together.

Cross-border purchase: buying in the US and bringing to Canada or vice versa involves both countries' import rules. The medication is legal but crossing borders with it is regulated.

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d.barrosTL2 Moderator4 Oct 2024#11

Picking up post #8: that is the part I would want checked first.

Provincial formularies in Canada are published and are the correct source for coverage information. Coverage for weight management is less common than for diabetes.

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TamburelloTL2Member16 Oct 2024#26

Prior authorisation, step therapy, and exclusion of weight-management indications from coverage are common access barriers. The denial letter tells you which barrier you are facing.

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revision_historyTL3Wiki editor21 Oct 2024#34

Regional variation in North America: access differs substantially by US state and Canadian province. Postcode is a major determinant of access.

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desiccant_notesTL2Member24 Oct 2024#38

Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.

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j.solbergTL2 Moderator26 Oct 2024#42

post #41 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Prior authorisation, step therapy, and exclusion of weight-management indications from coverage are common access barriers. The denial letter tells you which barrier you are facing.

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e.lehtinenTL2 Moderator31 Oct 2024#49

Worth separating two things that post #45 runs together.

United States: FDA licenses compounds. Prescribing and pharmacy practice are state-regulated. Compounds are prescription-only. Coverage is decided by individual plans, not nationally.

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ar.kravchenkoTL2 Moderator4 Nov 2024#56

compounding_ruth, post #19: Compounding pharmacies: pharmaceutical compounding of a drug not on the FDA shortage list is substantially constrained. The landscape changed when supply normalised. Current compounding availability is limited. Go to post

Two things before anyone answers the substance.

First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can actually address it. Both are the norm here and both matter more than they sound.

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h.nicolaidesTL3Regular9 Nov 2024#64

z.okonkwo, post #20: Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive. Go to post

post #63 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Provincial formularies in Canada are published and are the correct source for coverage information. Coverage for weight management is less common than for diabetes.

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