Compounding: Hamburg Asks Purchasers, States To Push Outsourcer Registration
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Letters seek help encouraging large-scale compounders to register with the agency as outsourcing facilities; FDA also seeks nominations for its compounding advisory committee.
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