Can a med spa in District of Columbia offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they establish only that compounding must rest on a practitioner's prescription order (or anticipated regular prescribing) and be directed and verified by a pharmacist; they say nothing about these specific drugs.
Anticipatory compounding for later dispensing is inside the District's definition. Compounding - the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug or device as the result of a practitioner's prescription drug order or for the purpose of, or as an incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale or dispensing. Compounding also includes the preparation of drugs or devices in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns.
22-B DCMR § 1999.1 (Pharmacies — Definitions: “Compounding”) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related District of Columbia rules
"Practice of pharmacy" means the interpretation and evaluation of prescription orders; the dispensing and labeling of drugs, devices, and biologicals; the compounding of drugs as authorized by federal and District law;
D.C. Code §3-1201.02(11)(A)(i) (“Practice of pharmacy” defined) · verified Sep 7, 2026
No person shall practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice a health occupation licensed, registered, certified, or regulated under this chapter in the District unless currently licensed, registered, or certified, or exempted from licensure, registration, or certification, under this chapter.
D.C. Code §3-1210.01 (Practicing without license, registration, or certification) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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