Sterile Compounders Would Get Tailored Manufacturing Regs If FDA Gets New Authority
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA’s Woodcock says large-scale compounders would not be subject to all current Good Manufacturing Practices, but would be given separate regulations tailored specifically for them, similar to how it handled PET drug requirements.
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