Can a med spa in Alabama offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any licensed practitioner of the healing arts from personally compounding, dispensing, administering, or supplying to his or her patient drugs and medicines for their use.
Ala. Code § 34-23-11(a) (a practitioner’s own compounding is OUTSIDE the Pharmacy Act — but only PERSONALLY, and only for his or her own patient) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Outsourcing facility. a facility at one geographic location or address that is engaged in the compounding of sterile drugs, which has elected to register with the federal Food and Drug Administration as an outsourcing facility and complies with the requirements of Section 503B(d)(4)(A) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Ala. Code § 34-23-1(16) (definition of “Outsourcing facility” — the 503B route for STERILE compounded drugs) · verified Sep 7, 2026
An annual permit must be obtained from the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy by any drug manufacturer, wholesale distributor, private label distributor, repackager, third party logistics provider, outsourcing facility, or reverse distributor of drugs, chemicals, or poisons for medicinal purposes.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.23(11)(a) (an outsourcing facility supplying Alabama needs an Alabama permit) · verified Sep 7, 2026
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