This agreement though does not exclude a compounding pharmacy from individually filling special order prescriptions from physicians. A compounding Pharmacy does NOT manufacture generic formulations for sale. A specialty compounding pharmacy under full FDA guidelines and regulations, may legally develop unique preparations, delivery systems or dosing for specific patients when a physician prescribes something that is beyond that provided by the original manufacturer to meet the most efficacious and safe needs of that particular patient. The prescription is thus individualized. So a compounding pharmacy may individually make up and dispense just the capsules in the doses prescribed by the doctor.
Some drugs have fillers that some patients are allergic to.
The compounding pharmacy can leave out fillers or preservatives. They also leave out the special shapes and colorings put in by the manufacturer. Historically most drugs were dispensed in this manner. It is only in the past several decades that we have gotten away from that. Fisher's SPS is licensed and inspected by the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy.