Dr.RaviCardio said:Compounded has been just as effective for me.
503A vs 503B compounding pharmacies for compounded supply — this distinction matters enormously:
| Feature | 503A | 503B |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | State Board of Pharmacy | FDA-registered |
| Prescription | Required (patient-specific) | Can compound without patient Rx |
| Testing | Varies by state | cGMP required |
| Scale | Small batches | Larger production |
| Quality consistency | Variable | Generally higher |
I strongly recommend 503B facilities. The FDA oversight and cGMP requirements mean more consistent product quality.
Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. Keep the original post as written when you update it, and add the correction underneath. An edited-away mistake is invisible to the next person who makes it.
Correct me if the detail matters more than I have assumed.
One thing that is still open after Dr.RaviCardio’s answer:
Did your prescriber agree with that reading, and if not what was their objection?
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Shop Reference StandardsVendorMark said:Keep the original post as written when you update it, and add the correction underneath.
Careful with the causal language. Two things moving together in a period when five things changed is not a mechanism, and stating it as one makes the thread less useful to somebody reading it later.
VendorMark said:Keep the original post as written when you update it, and add the correction underneath.
Agreed, and the size of the effect matters as much as its existence. Something real and small gets treated here as though it were real and decisive.