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Connecticut limits what a sterile compounding pharmacy may dispense without a patient-specific order. a sterile compounding pharmacy may only provide patient-specific sterile pharmaceuticals to patients, to practitioners of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, dentistry or veterinary medicine, or to an acute care or long-term care hospital or health care facility licensed by the Department of Public Health. If a sterile compounding pharmacy provides sterile pharmaceuticals without a patient-specific prescription or medical order, the sterile compounding pharmacy shall also obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 21a-70 and any required federal license or registration. A sterile compounding pharmacy may prepare and maintain on-site inventory of sterile pharmaceuticals no greater than a thirty-day supply, calculated from the completion of compounding
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-633b(d) (Sterile compounding pharmacies — patient-specific supply) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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“Medical order” means a written, oral or electronic order by a prescribing practitioner for a drug to be dispensed by a pharmacy for administration to a patient; “Sterile compounding pharmacy” means a pharmacy or nonresident pharmacy that dispenses or compounds sterile pharmaceuticals; (4) “Sterile pharmaceutical” means any dosage form of a drug, including, but not limited to, parenterals, injectables, surgical irrigants and ophthalmics devoid of viable microorganisms;
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-633b(a)(1), (3)-(4) (Sterile compounding — definitions) · verified Sep 7, 2026
Medical spa means an establishment in which cosmetic medical procedures are performed, but shall not include hospitals or other licensed health care facilities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-903c(a)(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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