What Is an FDA Outsourcing Facility? In 2013, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed into law The Drug Quality and Security Act, which created a new section called 503B in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). This act enables a compounding pharmacy to become a 503B outsourcing facility. The legal definition of
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Understanding 503B Pharmacies Olympia Compounding Pharmacy understands the importance of providing both patient-specific and office-use needs across the country. That’s why we’re equipped with two separate, state-of-the-art facilities — one to fulfill 503A compounding pharmacy needs and the other for 503B. Learn more about the difference between 503A and 503B compounding pharmacies in our TikTok
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Vitamin IV Therapy: The Basics If you’ve recently wondered “What is vitamin IV therapy anyway?”, here’s your source for information. Vitamin IV therapy (a.k.a. IV therapy, IV nutritional therapy, IV nutrient therapy, IV nutrition and intravenous therapy) is a popular type of therapy used for a variety of health benefits. Traditionally, this type of IV
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For nearly 20–25 million Americans, varicose veins are a common condition—especially for those who spend an excessive amount of time sitting or standing, or for those who are obese, elderly, smokers or pregnant. Thankfully, symptoms of varicose veins are usually very mild. Although there is some swelling and aching, these veins are mostly just an
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Have you heard people talking about the “love hormone”? Wondering if and how it could benefit you? What is oxytocin? According to the Hormone Health Network, oxytocin is “a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland.” So how does oxytocin influence the female body? Through a positive feedback mechanism, oxytocin is
Sclerotherapy Sclerotherapy is a type of vein therapy used to help manage varicose, spider and reticular veins that can occur in the body, often in the legs. It’s a very common, minimally invasive procedure that can be performed quickly in a physician’s office. The process is quick, easy and does not typically prevent patients from
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One important role of 503B pharmacies, such as Olympia Compounding Pharmacy, is to compound products on the FDA’s drug shortage list when a national shortage of that product occurs. This is in accordance with section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Olympia Pharmacy is currently compounding lidocaine injectable, which is
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More than 93 million American adults were affected by obesity in 2015 and 2016 — averaging at nearly 40% of the nation’s total population. And with numbers continuing to trend upward, many physicians and clinics have started offering medically supervised weight-loss options to help combat this growing issue. What Is It? Let’s start by answering
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What Is Andropause? Some men entering their 50s (or older) experience a noticeable drop in their testosterone levels—something called andropause, or more commonly: “male menopause”. Andropause is a condition unlike female menopause in that it happens more gradually and it doesn’t affect all men—about 30% are affected by it by the time they reach their
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) As men grow older, their bodies produce less and less testosterone. And as testosterone declines in the male body, there are several changes that may occur. These changes can happen suddenly or slowly over a period of time. Lack of testosterone is known and referred to as andropause, “Low-T” or “male
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