Can a med spa in Louisiana offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?
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Short answer
Generally no — copies of commercially available products aren't compounding in Louisiana; a pharmacy may supply one only if the drug is discontinued, on the FDA shortage list, or unavailable, or a prescriber documents a clinically significant change.
Louisiana excludes copies of a commercial product from compounding by definition, and semaglutide and tirzepatide are commercially available products. Compounding does not include the compounding of drug products that are essentially copies of a commercially available product.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, pt. LIII, § 2533(A) (Definitions — Compounding; copies of a commercially available product are NOT compounding) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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La. Rev. Stat. §37:562(C) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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